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'''SWANSEA'''<br> | '''SWANSEA'''<br> | ||
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Additions: 1918 Oystermouth UDC; 1974 [[Gower]] RDC; 1996 [[Lliw Valley]] (partly, 1974 Llwchwr UDC, Pontardawe RDC) | Additions: 1918 Oystermouth UDC; 1974 [[Gower]] RDC; 1996 [[Lliw Valley]] (partly, 1974 Llwchwr UDC, Pontardawe RDC) | ||
[[File:swansea.jpg|center]] | [[File:swansea.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Per Fess wavy Azure and barry wavy of six Argent, of the first a double-towered Castle or, in Chief on an Inescutcheon of the third a Lion passant guardant Gules<br> | '''Arms''': Per Fess wavy Azure and barry wavy of six Argent, of the first a double-towered Castle or, in Chief on an Inescutcheon of the third a Lion passant guardant Gules<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours an Osprey rising holding in the Beak a Fish proper<br> | '''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours an Osprey rising holding in the Beak a Fish proper<br> | ||
'''Supporters''': on the dexter side a Lion Gules gorged with a Mural Crown or, and on the sinister side a Dragon Gules gorged with a Mural Crown Or<br> | '''Supporters''': on the dexter side a Lion Gules gorged with a Mural Crown or, and on the sinister side a Dragon Gules gorged with a Mural Crown Or<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'Floreat Swansea' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'Floreat Swansea' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted in 1922, and again on May 11, 1976 and in 1996. | The arms were officially granted in 1922, and again on May 11, 1976 and in 1996. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:swansea2.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The seal as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:swansea2.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The seal as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:swansea.haguk.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:swansea.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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