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[[File:darwen.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:darwen.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Or a Fesse wavy with Cottices also wavy Azure between three Sprigs of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Or a Fesse wavy with Cottices also wavy Azure between three Sprigs of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On Wreath of the Coloursin front of a demi Miner habited proper holding over the shoulder a Pick Or a Shuttle fessewise of the last thread pendant proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On Wreath of the Coloursin front of a demi Miner habited proper holding over the shoulder a Pick Or a Shuttle fessewise of the last thread pendant proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'ABSQUE LABORE NIHIL' - Nothing without labour. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on August 7, 1878. | The arms were officially granted on August 7, 1878. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:darwen.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:darwen.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:darwen.wb4.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms IV|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:darwen.wb4.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms IV|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
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