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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Azure seven etoiles of eight points or, in an orle of six around the seventh. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The design of six stars around a seventh was used on the seal of the Town Council of Portsmouth as early as 1676. The colors are taken from the arms of [[Portsmouth]], England. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Chapin, 1935 | ||
[[Category:US cities and towns]] | [[Category:US cities and towns]] | ||
[[Category:Rhode Island]] | [[Category:Rhode Island]] | ||