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''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ||
[[File: | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''' : Or | '''Arms''' : Or between two Bars vallary as many Barrulets dancetty of three points interlaced Sable. <br> | ||
'''Crest''': | '''Crest''': Out of a Crown Vallary Sable a Phoenix Argent rising from Flames proper and about the neck a Chain pendent reflexed across the breast also Sable. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': FORWARD IN UNITY | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted | The arms were officially granted in 1980. | ||
The gold and black of the shield represent industry, the fretwork forms the letters W and M and the barrulets symbolize strength - all charges from the [[West Midlands]] County Council arms. The bars and crown vallary represent protection and security and the phoenix crest is identical to the Council's supporters. | |||
The motto is also that of the County Council | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : | ||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted | [[Category:Granted 1980]] | ||