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'''DEVONPORT''' | '''DEVONPORT''' | ||
Incorporated into : 1914 [[Plymouth]] | Incorporated into: 1914 [[Plymouth]] | ||
[[File:devonpor.jpg|center]] | [[File:devonpor.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Per fesse Azure and Argent in chief a Naval Crown encircled by two Branches of Oak in saltire slipped Or and in base a Ship in frame proper.<br> | |||
'''Crest''': On a Naval Crown Or an Anchor between two Dolphins haurient heads downwards and respecting each other proper; Mantled Azure doubled Argent.<br> | |||
'''Motto''': Prorsum semper honeste | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms are granted on November 6, 1876 and are appropriate for a naval port and ship-building centre. The upper part shows a naval crown, the lower represents the shipyards. The crest shows a naval crown, anchor and two dolphins. The motto 'Prorsum semper honeste' means 'Ever forward in uprightness'. | |||
The arms are granted | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:devonport.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:devonport.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Image and background from Will's cigarette cards 1920s | {{media}} | ||
'''[[Literature]]''': Image and background from Will's cigarette cards 1920s | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1876]] | [[Category:Granted 1876]] |
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DEVONPORT
Incorporated into: 1914 Plymouth
Official blazon
Arms: Per fesse Azure and Argent in chief a Naval Crown encircled by two Branches of Oak in saltire slipped Or and in base a Ship in frame proper.
Crest: On a Naval Crown Or an Anchor between two Dolphins haurient heads downwards and respecting each other proper; Mantled Azure doubled Argent.
Motto: Prorsum semper honeste
Origin/meaning
The arms are granted on November 6, 1876 and are appropriate for a naval port and ship-building centre. The upper part shows a naval crown, the lower represents the shipyards. The crest shows a naval crown, anchor and two dolphins. The motto 'Prorsum semper honeste' means 'Ever forward in uprightness'.
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 |
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Literature: Image and background from Will's cigarette cards 1920s