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====Origin/meaning====The arms were granted in August 1951. | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The arms were granted in August 1951. | |||
The three roses in the Chief of the shield are taken from the coat of arms of Lord Napier and Ettrick, a direct descendent of Sir Charles Napier, after whom Napier was named. The wavy blue bands on the shield are charged with a fleece, the accepted heraldic symbol of the wool industry, of which Napier is one of the largest centres In New Zealand. | The three roses in the Chief of the shield are taken from the coat of arms of Lord Napier and Ettrick, a direct descendent of Sir Charles Napier, after whom Napier was named. The wavy blue bands on the shield are charged with a fleece, the accepted heraldic symbol of the wool industry, of which Napier is one of the largest centres In New Zealand. | ||