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The motto is AUDENTIOR, meaning "with greater boldness" and is taken from Virgil's Aeniad. | The motto is AUDENTIOR, meaning "with greater boldness" and is taken from Virgil's Aeniad. | ||
The town nowadays uses the motto 'Be bold' in its logo (see below). | Before 1922 the town did not use arms, but already in 1905 arms were shown for Watford on a postcard (see below). These arms already show the Roman fasces, the deer and the river Colne in a different way. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:watford.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The logo of the council (2017) | |||
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The town nowadays uses the deer differently and the motto 'Be bold' in its logo (see below). These changes have not been approved by the College of Arms and thus is not part of the official arms of the city. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:watfordlogo.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The logo of the council (2017) | |align="center"|[[File:watfordlogo.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The logo of the council (2017) | ||
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