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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom
England

BIRMINGHAM

Additions: 1974 Sutton Coldfield

Origin/meaning:
When the borough of Birmingham was incorporated in 1838 it adopted the armorial bearings of the de Bermingham family (Lords of the manor from the Norman Conquest of 1532) as its seal. In 1899, when Birmingham was granted city status, it gained the right to add supporters to the shield. Minor adjustments were made in 1936. The arms were again granted on May 10, 1977 after the addition of Sutton Coldfield.

A new Coat of Arms was adopted in 1976. To the old arms a bishops mitre (commemorating the 16th century Bishop Vesey) was added in the center of the shield and the Tudor Rose (marking Henry VIII's granting of a charter to Sutton Coldfield in 1528) on the mural crown.

Literature : Image provided by Giovanni Scotto d'Aniello, Italy


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