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The arms were officially granted on July 23, 1884, supporters on November 2, 1935. | The arms were officially granted on July 23, 1884, supporters on November 2, 1935. | ||
The white horse represents Kent and the lion joined to a ship's hull is from the arms of the Cinque Ports, Ramsgate being a member of Sandwich. The dolphin, ship, naval crown and lighthouse are appropriate to a seaside resort and port. | The white horse represents [[Kent]] and the lion joined to a ship's hull is from the arms of the Cinque Ports, Ramsgate being a member of Sandwich. The dolphin, ship, naval crown and lighthouse are appropriate to a seaside resort and port. | ||
The | The supporters were adopted to show Ramsgate's association with the sea through the Royal Harbour since 1760. | ||
The arms are used again since 1990 by the Town Council. | |||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:ramsgate.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Ramsgate|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:ramsgate.fau.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Ramsgate|The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:ramsgate.w2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Ramsgate|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |||
File:ramsgate2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Ramsgate|The arms as used in the town (Image Andrew Thomas Johnston) | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Biggs, 1971 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Biggs, 1971 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities R]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities R]] | ||