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'''MELTON''' | '''MELTON''' | ||
Additions : 1973 Melton Mowbray UDC, Melton and Belvoir RDC (1935 Belvoir RDC) | Additions: 1973 Melton Mowbray UDC, Melton and Belvoir RDC (1935 Belvoir RDC) | ||
[[File:melton.jpg|center]] | [[File:melton.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Quarterly Gules and Vert in the first and fourth quarters a Tower and in the second and third quarters a Garb Or over all a Lion rampant Argent.<br> | '''Arms''' : Quarterly Gules and Vert in the first and fourth quarters a Tower and in the second and third quarters a Garb Or over all a Lion rampant Argent.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Gules a Lion rampant quarterly Argent and Gules holding in the dexter claw a Latin Cross Or and in the sinister claw a Roll of Parchment proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Gules a Lion rampant quarterly Argent and Gules holding in the dexter claw a Latin Cross Or and in the sinister claw a Roll of Parchment proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Bull Sable armed Or and gorged with a Collar dancetty of two points upward Argent and on the sinister side a Horse Argent gorged with a like Collar Gules each resting the interior hoof on a Tower Or, the whole upon a grassy Compartment divided per pale by furrows.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Bull Sable armed Or and gorged with a Collar dancetty of two points upward Argent and on the sinister side a Horse Argent gorged with a like Collar Gules each resting the interior hoof on a Tower Or, the whole upon a grassy Compartment divided per pale by furrows.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'UNITY WITH DIVERSITY'. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'UNITY WITH DIVERSITY'. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on December 17, 1986. | The arms were officially granted on December 17, 1986. | ||
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The supporters are a black bull and a white horse. The bull represents Melton's cattle market, the horse the Royal Army Veterinary Corps in Melton, which traditionally took care of the horses of the British Army since the early 19<sup>th</sup> century. The supporters wear collars with a symbolic letter M. They stand on a grassy base and two castles, referring to the agriculture and the castles mentioned above. | The supporters are a black bull and a white horse. The bull represents Melton's cattle market, the horse the Royal Army Veterinary Corps in Melton, which traditionally took care of the horses of the British Army since the early 19<sup>th</sup> century. The supporters wear collars with a symbolic letter M. They stand on a grassy base and two castles, referring to the agriculture and the castles mentioned above. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by the Melton Council | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Image and information provided by the Melton Council | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1986]] | [[Category:Granted 1986]] | ||