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'''NEW WESTMINSTER''' | '''NEW WESTMINSTER''' | ||
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[[File:newwestm.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:newwestm.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent a cross Azure in the first quarter a sailing ship proper sails unfurled Argent on a barrulet wavy couped Azure, second a plowshare Argent handled Sable, third a Douglas fir tree Vert, fourth two salmon in saltire Gules.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent a cross Azure in the first quarter a sailing ship proper sails unfurled Argent on a barrulet wavy couped Azure, second a plowshare Argent handled Sable, third a Douglas fir tree Vert, fourth two salmon in saltire Gules.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': Issuant from a mural coronet Argent masoned Gules a demi grizzly bear Or. <br> | '''Crest''': Issuant from a mural coronet Argent masoned Gules a demi grizzly bear Or. <br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On a compartment of fir trees Vert rising above water barry wavy of four Argent and Azure on either side a lion Gules armed Or the dexter gorged with a collar Or pendant therefrom a bezant bearing the Royal Crown proper that to the sinister gorged with a like collar bearing a blacksmith's anvil Sable.<br> | '''Supporters''': On a compartment of fir trees Vert rising above water barry wavy of four Argent and Azure on either side a lion Gules armed Or the dexter gorged with a collar Or pendant therefrom a bezant bearing the Royal Crown proper that to the sinister gorged with a like collar bearing a blacksmith's anvil Sable.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': IN GOD WE TRUST | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': IN GOD WE TRUST | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on September 29, 1992. | The arms were officially granted on September 29, 1992. | ||
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The City's historic motto, "IN GOD WE TRUST" chosen by City Council in 1860 completes the arms. | The City's historic motto, "IN GOD WE TRUST" chosen by City Council in 1860 completes the arms. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image from http://www.gg.ca | |||
{{media}} and http://www.city.new-westminster.bc.ca/symbols.htm | |||
[[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | [[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:British Columbia]] | [[Category:British Columbia]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1992]] | [[Category:Granted 1992]] | ||