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'''STOKE-ON-TRENT''' | '''STOKE-ON-TRENT''' | ||
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Additions : 1910 [[Stoke-upon-Trent]], [[Burslem]], [[Hanley]], [[Longton]], Fenton, [[Tunstall]] | Additions : 1910 [[Stoke-upon-Trent]], [[Burslem]], [[Hanley]], [[Longton]], Fenton, [[Tunstall]] | ||
[[File:stoke.jpg|center]] | [[File:stoke.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent a Cross Gules fretty Or between in the first quarter a representation of the Portland Vase in the second a Camel kneeling proper charged on the body with an Escutcheon Argent thereon a Cross Gules in the third an Eagle displayed Sable and in the fourth a Scythe also proper on a Chief of the second a Boar's Head erased between two Stafford Knots of the the third.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent a Cross Gules fretty Or between in the first quarter a representation of the Portland Vase in the second a Camel kneeling proper charged on the body with an Escutcheon Argent thereon a Cross Gules in the third an Eagle displayed Sable and in the fourth a Scythe also proper on a Chief of the second a Boar's Head erased between two Stafford Knots of the the third.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Potter of ancient Egypt at his Wheel Argent.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Potter of ancient Egypt at his Wheel Argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'VIS UNITA FORTIOR'-United strength is stronger | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'VIS UNITA FORTIOR'-United strength is stronger | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on March 20, 1912. | The arms were officially granted on March 20, 1912. | ||
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The crest is an ancient Egyptian potter at his wheel. Stoke is one of the world's most important centres of pottery production, and is known as The Potteries. | The crest is an ancient Egyptian potter at his wheel. Stoke is one of the world's most important centres of pottery production, and is known as The Potteries. | ||
The motto is VIS UNITA FORTIOR, meaning Strength United is More Powerful. | The motto is VIS UNITA FORTIOR, meaning Strength United is More Powerful. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones | [[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones | ||