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'''POWYS''' | '''POWYS''' | ||
Additions : 1974 [[Brecknockshire]], [[Radnorshire]]; 1996 [[Brecknock]] (1974 [[Brecknock RDC]], Builth RDC, Builth Wells, [[Crickhowell]] RDC (partly), Hay RDC, Hay UDC, Llanwrtyd Wells, [[Ystradgynlais]] RDC), [[Radnorshire District Council]] (1974 Colwyn RDC, Knighton Borough, Knighton RDC, Llandrindod Wells, New Radnor RDC, Painscastle RDC, Presteigne Borough, Rhayader RDC) | Additions : 1974 [[Brecknockshire]], [[Montgomeryshire]], [[Radnorshire]]; 1996 [[Brecknock]] (1974 [[Brecknock RDC]], Builth RDC, Builth Wells, [[Crickhowell]] RDC (partly), Hay RDC, Hay UDC, Llanwrtyd Wells, [[Vaynor and Penderyn]] RDC, [[Ystradgynlais]] RDC), [[Radnorshire District Council]] (1974 Colwyn RDC, Knighton Borough, Knighton RDC, Llandrindod Wells, New Radnor RDC, Painscastle RDC, Presteigne Borough, Rhayader RDC) | ||
[[File:powys.jpg|center]] | [[File:powys.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Per chevron bevilled Or and Sable three Fountains proper.<br> | '''Arms''': Per chevron bevilled Or and Sable three Fountains proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a Wreath Or and Sable rising from a Tower Sable masoned Argent a Red Kite Or semy of Lozenges Sable grasping between its talons a Golden Fleece; Mantled Sable doubled Or.<br> | '''Crest''': On a Wreath Or and Sable rising from a Tower Sable masoned Argent a Red Kite Or semy of Lozenges Sable grasping between its talons a Golden Fleece; Mantled Sable doubled Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': 'POWYS PARADWYS CYMRU' - Powys, the paradise of Wales. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'POWYS PARADWYS CYMRU' - Powys, the paradise of Wales. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on March 2, 1984. | The arms were officially granted on March 2, 1984. | ||
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The motto is Welsh for Powys - the paradise of Wales. | The motto is Welsh for Powys - the paradise of Wales. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | [[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | ||