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The arms were officially granted on July 25, 1958. | The arms were officially granted on July 25, 1958 and transferred to th etown council on November 30, 2007. | ||
The vessel and crew are derived from that depicted on the ancient seal. The lion joined to a ship's hull refers to the town's connection to the Cinque Ports, it being a corporate member of Dover. | |||
The black double headed eagle is from the attributed arms of Julius Caesar, who according to legend landed near Folkestone. | |||
The supporters are St Eanswyth, the daughter of King Eadbald, and the founder Abbess of the first Nunnery in England, which was established at Folkestone. The other is Dr William Harvey who discovered the circulation of the blood who was born in Folkestone. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:Folkestone.haguk.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:Folkestone.haguk.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||