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====Official blazon==== | ====Official blazon==== | ||
Arms: Azure on a Pile Or a Saxon Crown gules a Chief invected of the second thereon three Martlets of the first.<br> | '''Arms''': Azure on a Pile Or a Saxon Crown gules a Chief invected of the second thereon three Martlets of the first.<br> | ||
Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours between two Gull's Wings Azure a Saxon Crown Gules. | '''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours between two Gull's Wings Azure a Saxon Crown Gules.<br> | ||
Motto: To Excel (Bognor Regis Town COuncil) or Action (Bognor Regis UDC) | '''Motto''': To Excel (Bognor Regis Town COuncil) or Action (Bognor Regis UDC) | ||
====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The arms were granted on April 10, 1935. | The arms were granted on April 10, 1935. | ||
The gold pile surrounded by a blue field suggests sand and sea. The Saxon crown suggests the Saxon origin of the town and the royally granted title "regis". The chief has the marlets of | The gold pile surrounded by a blue field suggests sand and sea. The Saxon crown suggests the Saxon origin of the town and the royally granted title "regis". The chief has the marlets of [[West Sussex]]. | ||
The crest repeats the Saxon crown, between two blue seagull's wings. This shows that this is a seaside town. | The crest repeats the Saxon crown, between two blue seagull's wings. This shows that this is a seaside town. | ||