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===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Gules on a Fesse wavy between in chief a Lion passant guardant Argent and in base a Herefordshire Bull's Head caboshed proper a Bar wavy Azure.<br> | '''Arms''' : Gules on a Fesse wavy between in chief a Lion passant guardant Argent and in base a Herefordshire Bull's Head caboshed proper a Bar wavy Azure.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Lion rampant Gules holding in the sinister claw a Fleece Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Lion rampant Gules holding in the sinister claw a Fleece Or.<br> | ||
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''' Motto''' : 'PULCHRA TERRA DEI DONUM' - This fair land is the gift of God. | ''' Motto''' : 'PULCHRA TERRA DEI DONUM' - This fair land is the gift of God. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on February 28, 1946 to the Herefordshire County Council and re-adopted in 1998 by the new County of Herefordshire District Council. | The arms were officially granted on February 28, 1946 to the Herefordshire County Council and re-adopted in 1998 by the new County of Herefordshire District Council. | ||