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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** Wales<br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1974 Llwchwr UDC | |||
* 1974 Pontardawe RDC | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1996 [[Swansea]] | |||
* 1996 [[Neath and Port Talbot]] | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* (< 1996) District<br> | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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'''Arms''': Paly wavy of eight Argent and Vert in fess a representation of the bridge at Pontardawe throughout proper between in chief a Portcullis chained Or nailed Sable pointed Gules and in base three ravens close proper.<br> | '''Arms''': Paly wavy of eight Argent and Vert in fess a representation of the bridge at Pontardawe throughout proper between in chief a Portcullis chained Or nailed Sable pointed Gules and in base three ravens close proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours out of a Mural Crown Sable charged with five [three visible] Ears of Wheat Or a demi Dragon Gules charged on the sholuder with a Cogwheel and holding in the foreclaws a Pair of Millrolls erect proper.<br> | '''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours out of a Mural Crown Sable charged with five [three visible] Ears of Wheat Or a demi Dragon Gules charged on the sholuder with a Cogwheel and holding in the foreclaws a Pair of Millrolls erect proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On either side a Dragon Gules charged on the shoulder with a Daffodil Flower Or and standing on a Leek the leaves inward proper.<br> | '''Supporters''': On either side a Dragon Gules charged on the shoulder with a Daffodil Flower Or and standing on a Leek the leaves inward proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': 'NID DA LLE GELLIR GWELL' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'NID DA LLE GELLIR GWELL' | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on February 10, 1976. | The arms were granted on February 10, 1976. | ||
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The supporters are necessarily different versions of the plain red dragons of the Llwchwr UDC device. In the latter, leeks are placed between the dragons and the shield. This is untenable in correct heraldic practice, so the leeks have been placed as a support for the dragons to stand on. For further distinction they are each charged on the shoulder with a gold daffodil flower taken from the centre of the Pontardawe RDC insignia. | The supporters are necessarily different versions of the plain red dragons of the Llwchwr UDC device. In the latter, leeks are placed between the dragons and the shield. This is untenable in correct heraldic practice, so the leeks have been placed as a support for the dragons to stand on. For further distinction they are each charged on the shoulder with a gold daffodil flower taken from the centre of the Pontardawe RDC insignia. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | ||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities L]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities L]] | ||
[[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:Wales]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1976]] | [[Category:Granted 1976]] | ||