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'''HALIFAX''' | '''HALIFAX''' | ||
Incorporated into : 1974 : [[Calderdale]] | Incorporated into: 1974 : [[Calderdale]] | ||
[[File:halifax2.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:halifax2.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Chequy Or and Azure a Man's bearded Face affrontée [the eyes closed] surrounded by a Halo proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Chequy Or and Azure a Man's bearded Face affrontée [the eyes closed] surrounded by a Halo proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Issuant from a Saxon Crown Or a Mount Vert thereon a Paschal Lamb proper holding a Staff Gold flying therefrom a split Pennon Argent charged with a Cross Gules; Mantled Azure doubled Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : Issuant from a Saxon Crown Or a Mount Vert thereon a Paschal Lamb proper holding a Staff Gold flying therefrom a split Pennon Argent charged with a Cross Gules; Mantled Azure doubled Or.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On either side a lion Or holding with the interior paw a Rose Argent barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On either side a lion Or holding with the interior paw a Rose Argent barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'EXCEPT THE LORD KEEP THE CITY' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'EXCEPT THE LORD KEEP THE CITY' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on April 12, 1948. | The arms were officially granted on April 12, 1948. | ||
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The previous arms were nearly identical, but never officially granted. The motto is the same, but in Latin. | The previous arms were nearly identical, but never officially granted. The motto is the same, but in Latin. | ||
[[File:halifax.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:halifax.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:halifax.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:halifax.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:halifax.fau.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:halifax.fau.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:halifax.wb3.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms III|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:halifax.wb3.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms III|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:halifax.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- | |align="center"|[[File:halifax.haguk.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : New image from http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk, Scott-Giles, 1953 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
New image from http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk, Scott-Giles, 1953 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities H]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities H]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1948]] | [[Category:Granted 1948]] | ||