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'''SAINT ALBANS (Ruraldistrict council)''' | '''SAINT ALBANS (Ruraldistrict council)''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Dacorum]], [[Saint Albans]] | Incorporated into : 1974 [[Dacorum]], [[Saint Albans]] | ||
[[File:stalbansrdc.jpg|center]] | [[File:stalbansrdc.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : an Eagle displayed wings inverted Gules charged on the breast with a Mural Crown of the first all within a Bordure Azure charged with eight Saltires couped also of the first.<br> | '''Arms''' : an Eagle displayed wings inverted Gules charged on the breast with a Mural Crown of the first all within a Bordure Azure charged with eight Saltires couped also of the first.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Stag's Head proper attired Or charged on the neck with a Pellet thereon an Escallp Argent and in the mouth three Ears of Wheat the stalks bound by a Riband Gold.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Stag's Head proper attired Or charged on the neck with a Pellet thereon an Escallp Argent and in the mouth three Ears of Wheat the stalks bound by a Riband Gold.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'EXEMPLO SINT VIRTUTIS'. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'EXEMPLO SINT VIRTUTIS'. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on August 10, 1954. | The arms were officially granted on August 10, 1954. | ||
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The hart's head refers to the County and the wheat is for agriculture. The scallop shell, the badge of pilgrims, recalls their passage along Watling Street to St. Albans | The hart's head refers to the County and the wheat is for agriculture. The scallop shell, the badge of pilgrims, recalls their passage along Watling Street to St. Albans | ||
[[Literature]] : Image from Scott-Giles, and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Image from Scott-Giles, and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1854]] | [[Category:Granted 1854]] |
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