Bristol (Rhode Island)

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BRISTOL (RHODE ISLAND)

State : Rhode Island

Official blazon

Barry undy azure and argent a chief of the second a mount vert.

Origin/meaning

The green mount represents Mount Hope, and the wavy blue and white bars represent water; that is Mount Hope bay.

In the seal the arms appear in different colours and surrounded by a ship, crest and motto taken from the arms of Bristol (England) and a native American warrior.