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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Vrede en | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Vrede en recht | ||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Peace and Justice | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Peace and Justice | ||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Born in conflict - | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Born in conflict - settled in peace | ||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Ajax]] | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Ajax]] | ||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Berwick (Nova Scotia)]] | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Berwick (Nova Scotia)]] | ||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Determined we began - | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Determined we began - determined we remain | ||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Ameliasburg]] | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Ameliasburg]] | ||
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Mottoes with French as the original language. | Mottoes with French as the original language. | ||
{| | {| style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; border: 1px solid #000066; padding: 0" | ||
|width="300 px"|'''Motto''' | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="300 px"|'''Motto''' | ||
|width=" | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="300 px"|'''Translation in English''' | ||
|width="200px"|'''Origin''' | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="200px"|'''Origin''' | ||
|width="200px"|'''Used by''' | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="200px"|'''Used by''' | ||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Sur terre et sur mer, berthier toujours plus fier | |||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By sea and by land, Berthier always prouder | |||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Berthier-sur-Mer]] | |||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Centum | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Centum salutationes | ||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Með | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Með lögum skal land byggja | ||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By law shall the land be built up | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By law shall the land be built up | ||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Njáls Saga | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Njáls Saga | ||
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Zetland]], [Shetland Islands]] | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Zetland]], [Shetland Islands]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:08, 26 December 2012
An overview of Mottoes used in civic heraldry.
This page is under construction, if you see a motto on the site that is not yet listed here or have any other addition, please [{Contact|mail me]] !
Only true mottoes are listed here, no town names in banners around the arms.
The mottoes are listed by language.
Mottoes in Dutch
Mottoes with Dutch as the original language.
| Motto | Translation in English | Origin | Used by |
| Vrede en recht | Peace and Justice | 's Gravenhage/The Hague |
Mottoes in English
Mottoes with English as the original language.
| Motto | Origin | Used by |
| Born in conflict - settled in peace | Ajax | |
| By industry and integrity | Berwick (Nova Scotia) | |
| Determined we began - determined we remain | Ameliasburg |
Mottoes in French
Mottoes with French as the original language.
| Motto | Translation in English | Origin | Used by |
| Sur terre et sur mer, berthier toujours plus fier | By sea and by land, Berthier always prouder | Berthier-sur-Mer |
Mottoes in Greek
Mottoes with ancient Greek as the original language.
Mottoes in Latin
Mottoes with Latin as the original language.
| Motto | Translation in English | Origin | Used by |
| Centum salutationes | 100 Mile House | ||
| Unus cum viribus duorum | Abbotsford |
Mottoes in Old Norse
Mottoes with Old Norse as the original language.
| Motto | Translation in English | Origin | Used by |
| Með lögum skal land byggja | By law shall the land be built up | Njáls Saga | Zetland, [Shetland Islands]] |