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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''BERWICK-UPON-TWEED ''' (Borough) | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Berwick-upon-Tweed (Borough Council) ]] (2009 [[Northumberland County Council|Northumberland]]) | |||
[[File:berwickb.jpg|center|450 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Per pale Azure and Gules, upon a mount in base Vert, a wych-elm Proper and in front of the same a bear passant Proper, muzzled and chained to the base of the tree with a chain Or. | Per pale Azure and Gules, upon a mount in base Vert, a wych-elm Proper and in front of the same a bear passant Proper, muzzled and chained to the base of the tree with a chain Or. | ||
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The arms were granted on November 14, 1958. | The arms were granted on November 14, 1958. | ||
The arms are based on those which the town had used for many years. The bear and the wych-elm are a | The arms are based on those which the town had used for many years. The bear and the wych-elm are a canting reference. | ||
The field is parted blue (for France) and red (for England) to recall the two shields, showing the arms of England as used between 1405 and 1603 (France quartered England), which appear on either side of the bear and the tree on the present Burgh seal. | The field is parted blue (for France) and red (for England) to recall the two shields, showing the arms of England as used between 1405 and 1603 (France quartered England), which appear on either side of the bear and the tree on the present Burgh seal. | ||
The Latin motto-"Victory, Glory, Reward"-is the traditional one associated with the town and recalls that of North Berwick. | The Latin motto-"Victory, Glory, Reward"-is the traditional one associated with the town and recalls that of North Berwick. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:berwick.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:berwick.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:berwick.haguk.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- | |align="center"|[[File:berwick.haguk.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
|} | |}'''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} Briggs, 1971 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1958]] | [[Category:Granted 1958]] | ||