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Additions : 1974 [[Castleford]] (Borough), [[Featherstone]] UDC, [[Hemsworth]] RDC (partly), Hemsworth UDC, Horbury UDC, [[Knottingley]] UDC, Normanton UDC, [[Osgoldcross]] (partly), Ossett (Borough), [[Pontefract]] (Borough), Stanley UDC, Wakefield (Borough), Wakefield RDC | Additions : 1974 [[Castleford]] (Borough), [[Featherstone]] UDC, [[Hemsworth]] RDC (partly), Hemsworth UDC, Horbury UDC, [[Knottingley]] UDC, Normanton UDC, [[Osgoldcross]] (partly), Ossett (Borough), [[Pontefract]] (Borough), Stanley UDC, Wakefield (Borough), Wakefield RDC | ||
[[File:wakefiel.jpg|center]] | [[File:wakefiel.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Lozengy Or and Sable each Lozenge Sable charged with a Mural Crown Or a Canton Azure charged with a Fleur-de-Lys Or fimbriated Ermine.<br> | |||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours an eagle reguardant Or the undersides of the wings lozengy Or and Vert with a chain around its body and holding in the dexter claw a Miner's Pickaxe proper.<br> | |||
'''Supporters''': On the dexter a Dray Horse with Pack Saddle and Harness proper and on the sinister an Eagle Or crowned with a Wreath of Laurel proper all on a Compartment of a Grassy Mount strewn with thirteen Acorns Or.<br> | |||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Persevere and prosper | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted in 1990. | The arms were officially granted in 1990. | ||
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==Borough== | ==Borough== | ||
[[File:wakefiec.jpg|center]] | [[File:wakefiec.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Azure a Fleur-de-Lys Or fimbriated Ermine. | Azure a Fleur-de-Lys Or fimbriated Ermine. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on March 3, 1932, but have been in use for a much longer time. | The arms were officially granted on March 3, 1932, but have been in use for a much longer time. | ||
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{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:wakefield.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:wakefield.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:wakefield.dex.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexters]] cigarette card, 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:wakefield.dex.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexters]] cigarette card, 1905 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:wakefield.haguk.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:wakefield.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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