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====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
'''Arms''' : Azure, four bars Or.<br>
'''Arms''' : Azure, four bars Or.<br>
'''Crest''' : On either side an eagle displayed  with two heads Or, ducally gorged azure.<br>
'''Crest''' : On either side an eagle displayed  with two heads Or, ducally gorged azure.<br>


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
Salisbury's arms were recorded in 1565 and 1623.  
Salisbury's arms were recorded in 1565 and 1623, but may already date from the 13th century.  


Otherwise I have no information, any information is welcome !
The shield is one of those very simple early coats which probably carry no meaning, and it is not known why double-headed spread-eagles were adopted as supporters.


{|align="center"
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:salisburys1.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The seal as seen in 1845
|align="center"|[[File:salisburys1.jpg|350 px|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal as seen in 1845
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|align="center"|[[File:salisbury.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905
|align="center"|[[File:salisbury.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905
|align="center"|[[File:salisbury.w2.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906
|align="center"|[[File:salisbury.w2.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906
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|align="center"|[[File:salisbury.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
|align="center"|[[File:salisbury.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935
|align="center"|[[File:salisbury.fau.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905
|align="center"|[[File:salisbury.fau.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905
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SALISBURY

Additions : 1974 Mere and Tisbury RDC, New Sarum (Borough), Salisbury and Wilton RDC, Wilton (Borough)
Incorporated into : 2009 Wiltshire

Arms (crest) of Salisbury

Official blazon

Arms : Azure, four bars Or.
Crest : On either side an eagle displayed with two heads Or, ducally gorged azure.

Origin/meaning

Salisbury's arms were recorded in 1565 and 1623, but may already date from the 13th century.

The shield is one of those very simple early coats which probably carry no meaning, and it is not known why double-headed spread-eagles were adopted as supporters.

Seal of Salisbury

The seal as seen in 1845
Arms of Salisbury

The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905
Arms of Salisbury

The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1906
Arms of Salisbury

The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935
Arms of Salisbury

The arms as used on a Faulkner postcard +/- 1905

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