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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|New frontiers - new beginnings | |||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Castor]] | |||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Proud heritage - promising future | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Proud heritage - promising future | ||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Castor]] | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Castor]] | ||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Together we stand | |||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Conception Bay South]] | |||
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Wisdom knowledge and trust | |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Wisdom knowledge and trust | ||
Revision as of 12:15, 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 | |
| New frontiers - new beginnings | Castor | |
| Proud heritage - promising future | Castor | |
| Together we stand | Conception Bay South | |
| Wisdom knowledge and trust | Clarington |
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 | ||
| In deo imperium sed populus administrat | Bruce County | ||
| Unus cum viribus duorum | Abbotsford | ||
| Vires acquirit eundo | We gather strength as we go | Virgil, Aeneid IV, 175 | Brandon |
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]] |