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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''BALLYMENA''' | ||
Incorporated into: 2015 [[Mid and East Antrim]] | |||
[[File:Ballymena.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of Ballymena]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Azure, seven towers, three in pale with two in chief and as many in base Or. <br> | |||
'''Motto:''' Post praelia praemia. | |||
=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on August 26, 1953. | |||
The city is locally known as the 'City of the Seven Towers' due to its highly visible former seven towers. The seven towers were: Ballymena Castle, First Ballymena Presbyterian Church, The Old Parish Church, The Braid Water Mill, St. Patrick's Church, the Old Town Hall and All Saints Roman Catholic Church. | |||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:ballymena.jj.jpg|alt=Arms of Ballymena|The arms on a [[JaJa cards: UK town arms|JaJa]] card | |||
File:Ballymena.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms of Ballymena|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | |||
</gallery></center> | |||
'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Northern Ireland]] | [[Category:Northern Ireland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1953]] | |||
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BALLYMENA
Incorporated into: 2015 Mid and East Antrim
Official blazon
Arms : Azure, seven towers, three in pale with two in chief and as many in base Or.
Motto: Post praelia praemia.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on August 26, 1953.
The city is locally known as the 'City of the Seven Towers' due to its highly visible former seven towers. The seven towers were: Ballymena Castle, First Ballymena Presbyterian Church, The Old Parish Church, The Braid Water Mill, St. Patrick's Church, the Old Town Hall and All Saints Roman Catholic Church.
The arms on a JaJa card
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935
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