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Additions : 1974 [[Blaenavon]] UDC, Cwmbran UDC, Magor and St Mellons RDC (partly), Pontypool RDC (partly), Pontypool UDC | Additions : 1974 [[Blaenavon]] UDC, Cwmbran UDC, Magor and St Mellons RDC (partly), Pontypool RDC (partly), Pontypool UDC | ||
[[File:torfaen.jpg|center]] | [[File:torfaen.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Quarterly Or and Gules overall a Fess Argent charged with two Barrulets wavy Azure first and fourth quarter a Lozenge Sable charged with a Garb Or second and third quarters a Crow wings addorsed proper holding in its dexter claw a Japanned Vase Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Quarterly Or and Gules overall a Fess Argent charged with two Barrulets wavy Azure first and fourth quarter a Lozenge Sable charged with a Garb Or second and third quarters a Crow wings addorsed proper holding in its dexter claw a Japanned Vase Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Or and Azure issuant from a Circlet of Garbs Or and Lozenges Sable rising behind a Range of Hills proper a Sun in splendour Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath Or and Azure issuant from a Circlet of Garbs Or and Lozenges Sable rising behind a Range of Hills proper a Sun in splendour Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'UNITED WE SERVE' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'UNITED WE SERVE' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on May 29, 1974. The motto was officially adopted in 1975 but was amended in 1996 to a bilingual version. | The arms were officially granted on May 29, 1974. The motto was officially adopted in 1975 but was amended in 1996 to a bilingual version. | ||
The blue wavy lines represent the Afon Lwyd (Grey River); the rising sun depicts new authority and its terrain; black diamonds depict coal; the wheat sheaves represent the agriculture of the county borough and the crow derives from Cwmbran (Valley of the Crow); and the vase represents the world famous Pontypool Japanware. | The blue wavy lines represent the Afon Lwyd (Grey River); the rising sun depicts new authority and its terrain; black diamonds depict coal; the wheat sheaves represent the agriculture of the county borough and the crow derives from Cwmbran (Valley of the Crow); and the vase represents the world famous Pontypool Japanware. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by the [[http://www.torfaen.gov.uk Torfaen] Council. | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Image and information provided by the [[http://www.torfaen.gov.uk Torfaen] Council. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities T]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities T]] | ||
[[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:Wales]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1975]] | [[Category:Granted 1975]] | ||