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{{uk}} | {{uk}}''' AYR''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1975 [[Kyle and Carrick]] (1996 [[South Ayrshire]]) | |||
[[File:Ayr.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Gules, a castle triple-towered Argent betwixt a Holy Lamb, cross staff and banner of Saint Andrew, on the dexter, and on the sinister the head of John the Baptist in a charger Proper, in the base the sea Azure | Gules, a castle triple-towered Argent betwixt a Holy Lamb, cross staff and banner of Saint Andrew, on the dexter, and on the sinister the head of John the Baptist in a charger Proper, in the base the sea Azure | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on September 5, 1673. | The arms were officially granted on September 5, 1673. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Ayrseal1.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>Seal of the burgh from 1340 ([https://southayrshirehistory.wordpress.com/tag/king-alexander-iii/ source]) | |align="center"|[[File:Ayrseal1.jpg|350 px|center|seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the burgh from 1340 ([https://southayrshirehistory.wordpress.com/tag/king-alexander-iii/ source]) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Ayrseal.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | |align="center"|[[File:Ayrseal.jpg|350 px|center|seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:ayr.wb4.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms IV|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:ayr.wb4.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms IV|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Ayr.haguk.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- | |align="center"|[[File:Ayr.haguk.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Ayr.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:Ayr.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
| | |align="center"|[[File:Ayr3.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a mayoral staff (?) | ||
|}'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
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{{media}} Urquhart, 1974, 2001 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1673]] | [[Category:Granted 1673]] | ||