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'''GREATER MANCHESTER''' | '''GREATER MANCHESTER''' | ||
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Abolished as an independent council in 1986, but still seen as a metropolitan county | Abolished as an independent council in 1986, but still seen as a metropolitan county | ||
[[File:greaterm.jpg|center]] | [[File:greaterm.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Gules ten Towers three two three two all within a Bordure embattled Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Gules ten Towers three two three two all within a Bordure embattled Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Lion Or supporting a Staff proper flying therefrom a Banner of the Arms.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Lion Or supporting a Staff proper flying therefrom a Banner of the Arms.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On either side a lion Or each surmounted on the shoulder by a Roundel Gules that to the dexter charged with an open Book and that to the sinister charged with a French Horn proper.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On either side a lion Or each surmounted on the shoulder by a Roundel Gules that to the dexter charged with an open Book and that to the sinister charged with a French Horn proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'EVER VIGILANT' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'EVER VIGILANT' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on ? | The arms were officially granted on ? | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
[[Category:British County Councils]] | [[Category:British County Councils]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||