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'''RHONDDA DISTRICT COUNCIL''' | '''RHONDDA DISTRICT COUNCIL''' | ||
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Incorporated into : [[Rhondda Cynon Taff]] | Incorporated into : [[Rhondda Cynon Taff]] | ||
[[File:rhonddadc.jpg|center]] | [[File:rhonddadc.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Vert a Pall wavy Argent on a Chief indented Sable a Balance between two Acorns leaved and slipped Or.<br> | '''Arms''': Vert a Pall wavy Argent on a Chief indented Sable a Balance between two Acorns leaved and slipped Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': Out of a Mural Crown Sable a demi-Dragon Gules gorged with a Riband pendant therefrom an Escutcheon Or charged with three Chevrons of the second and supporting a Torch erect of the first enflamed proper.<br> | '''Crest''': Out of a Mural Crown Sable a demi-Dragon Gules gorged with a Riband pendant therefrom an Escutcheon Or charged with three Chevrons of the second and supporting a Torch erect of the first enflamed proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On either side a Sea-Dragon Sable the tail proper gorged with a Collar checky Argent and Azure.<br> | '''Supporters''': On either side a Sea-Dragon Sable the tail proper gorged with a Collar checky Argent and Azure.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': 'HWY CLOD NA GOLUD' - Fame outlasts wealth. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'HWY CLOD NA GOLUD' - Fame outlasts wealth. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on May 20, 1955 to the Rhonda Borough and transferred to the District COuncil in 1974. | The arms were officially granted on May 20, 1955 to the Rhonda Borough and transferred to the District COuncil in 1974. | ||
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The black-sea dragons represent the Welsh sea-coal and their blue and white collars are from the arms of the Marquess of Bute whose discovery of coal in the upper valley laid the real foundations of the industry a century ago. | The black-sea dragons represent the Welsh sea-coal and their blue and white collars are from the arms of the Marquess of Bute whose discovery of coal in the upper valley laid the real foundations of the industry a century ago. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities R]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities R]] | ||
[[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:Wales]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1955]] | [[Category:Granted 1955]] | ||