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'''DEVONPORT''' | '''DEVONPORT''' | ||
Incorporated into : 1914 [[Plymouth]] | Incorporated into: 1914 [[Plymouth]] | ||
[[File:devonpor.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:devonpor.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Per fesse Azure and Argent in chief a Naval Crown encircled by two Branches of Oak in saltire slipped Or and in base a Ship in frame proper.<br> | |||
'''Crest''': On a Naval Crown Or an Anchor between two Dolphins haurient heads downwards and respecting each other proper; Mantled Azure doubled Argent.<br> | |||
'''Motto''': Prorsum semper honeste | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms are granted on November 6, 1876 and are appropriate for a naval port and ship-building centre. The upper part shows a naval crown, the lower represents the shipyards. The crest shows a naval crown, anchor and two dolphins. The motto 'Prorsum semper honeste' means 'Ever forward in uprightness'. | |||
The arms are granted | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and background from Will's cigarette cards 1920s | '''[[Literature]]''': Image and background from Will's cigarette cards 1920s | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1876]] | [[Category:Granted 1876]] | ||