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Two mottoes were allowed: "Portus Gratiae" (or "Portus Salutis") was the name given to the place by the Romans because of its safe harbour; the other motto means "God gave the hills for protection". The hills referred to in the motto are Dunearn and The Binn, which guard the town to the North. | Two mottoes were allowed: "Portus Gratiae" (or "Portus Salutis") was the name given to the place by the Romans because of its safe harbour; the other motto means "God gave the hills for protection". The hills referred to in the motto are Dunearn and The Binn, which guard the town to the North. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Burntislandseal.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | |align="center"|[[File:Burntislandseal.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Burntisland.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:Burntisland.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
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These are the Burgh arms with a crown of a community council. | These are the Burgh arms with a crown of a community council. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Burntisland1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a banner in the town ([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Burntisland_Crest.png source]) | |||
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