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The Crest is in the form of a crest-coronet and provides a parallel to the mural crown of the City's Crest as does the arm embowed. The original flaming torch to signify learning and teaching was too close to other, similar Crests and so the raguly staff of Warwickshire (since Birmingham was originally in Warwickshire) was used in the form of a flaming torch. It also represents the various branches of the Family Tree.
The Crest is in the form of a crest-coronet and provides a parallel to the mural crown of the City's Crest as does the arm embowed. The original flaming torch to signify learning and teaching was too close to other, similar Crests and so the raguly staff of Warwickshire (since Birmingham was originally in Warwickshire) was used in the form of a flaming torch. It also represents the various branches of the Family Tree.


The Motto means "Go forth and seek the past", aptly sums up the aims and ambitions of the genealogist and the heraldist.
The Motto means "Go forth and seek the past", aptly sums up the aims and ambitions of the genealogist and the heraldist.'''[[Literature]]''': Heraldry Gazette, 15(1985)7
 
'''[[Literature]]''': Heraldry Gazette, 15(1985)7


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