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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> | '''Arms''' : Azure, seven towers, three in pale with two in chief and as many in base Or. <br> | ||
'''Motto:''' Post praelia praemia. | '''Motto:''' Post praelia praemia. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on August 26, 1953. | 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. | |||
<center> | |||
<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]] | [[Category:Granted 1953]] | ||