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===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent a Saltire Vert between four Towers Sable.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent a Saltire Vert between four Towers Sable.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Issuant from a Naval Crown Azure a Lion's Gamb erect Or grasping an Anchor fessewise Gules.<br> | '''Crest''' : Issuant from a Naval Crown Azure a Lion's Gamb erect Or grasping an Anchor fessewise Gules.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On either side a Lion reguardant Or gorged with a Naval Crown Azure pendent therefrom by a Riband Gules a Torteau charged with a Boar's Head couped Argent.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On either side a Lion reguardant Or gorged with a Naval Crown Azure pendent therefrom by a Riband Gules a Torteau charged with a Boar's Head couped Argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'TURRIS FORTISSIMA EST NOMEN JEHOVA' - The name of the Lord is our strongest tower. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'TURRIS FORTISSIMA EST NOMEN JEHOVA' - The name of the Lord is our strongest tower. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially recorded in 1620. Following the addition of the two neighbouring towns of East Stonehouse and Devonport in 1914, and the elevation to a City in 1928, a crest and supporters were added to the historic arms in 1931. | The arms were officially recorded in 1620. Following the addition of the two neighbouring towns of East Stonehouse and Devonport in 1914, and the elevation to a City in 1928, a crest and supporters were added to the historic arms in 1931. | ||