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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''' : | '''Arms''' :Per pale Gules and Vert a Balance between three Bees volant Or. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted | The arms were officially granted in 1982. The Bee is from the Coat of Arms of Sir Robert Peel, Primeminister who founded the Metropolitan Police in 1829, the Scales are a symbol of Justice. The Crest shows the Leek for Wales and a Red and White Rose for England. The Supporters are a Lion for England and a Dragon for Wales the compartment are partly made up of paving stones symbolising the policeman/policewoman "punding the beat". | ||
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[[Literature]] : image from https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/ | [[Literature]] : image from https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/ Information and Blason of the Shield from a New Dictionary of Heraldry Edited by Stephen Friar. | ||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||