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'''CHESHIRE''' | '''CHESHIRE''' | ||
Partly incorporated into : 1974 [[Greater Manchester]], [[Merseyside]] | Partly incorporated into: 1974 [[Greater Manchester]], [[Merseyside]] | ||
[[File:cheshire.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:cheshire.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''' : Azure a Sword erect between three Garbs Or.<br> | '''Arms''': Azure a Sword erect between three Garbs Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Upon a Mural Crown Gules a Lion statant guardant Or between two Ostrich Feathers Argent.<br> | '''Crest''': Upon a Mural Crown Gules a Lion statant guardant Or between two Ostrich Feathers Argent.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On either side a Lion Or supporting between the forelegs an Ostrich Feather Argent.<br> | '''Supporters''': On either side a Lion Or supporting between the forelegs an Ostrich Feather Argent.<br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'JURE ET DIGNITATE GLADII' - By the right and dignity of the Sword | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'JURE ET DIGNITATE GLADII' - By the right and dignity of the Sword | ||
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The crest is a royal lion between two ostrich feathers, referring to the Principality and Palatinate, upon a red mural crown alluding to Chester's sandstone walls. The feathers franking the shield are supported by gold lions derived from the arms of the third and fourth Earls of Chester. | The crest is a royal lion between two ostrich feathers, referring to the Principality and Palatinate, upon a red mural crown alluding to Chester's sandstone walls. The feathers franking the shield are supported by gold lions derived from the arms of the third and fourth Earls of Chester. | ||
{{media}} | {{media}}'''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''': Image and information taken from [http://www.cheshire.gov.uk here]. | ||
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[[Category:British County Councils]] | [[Category:British County Councils]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1938]] | [[Category:Granted 1938]] | ||