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[[File:salisbury.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:salisbury.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===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=== | |||
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. | ||
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| | |align="center"|[[File:salisbury.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) 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|Coat of arms (crest) 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]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- | |align="center"|[[File:salisbury.haguk.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) 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|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||