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===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms :''' Gules, issuant from a bank of clouds a figure of the Virgin couped at the shoulders proper, vested in a crimson robe adorned with gold, the neck encircled by a jewelled necklace, crined Or and wreathed about the temples with a chaplet of roses alternately argent and of the first, and crowned with a celestial crown ; the whole within a bordure of clouds alsoproper. <br> | '''Arms :''' Gules, issuant from a bank of clouds a figure of the Virgin couped at the shoulders proper, vested in a crimson robe adorned with gold, the neck encircled by a jewelled necklace, crined Or and wreathed about the temples with a chaplet of roses alternately argent and of the first, and crowned with a celestial crown ; the whole within a bordure of clouds alsoproper. <br> | ||
'''Crest:''' On a wreath of the colours, Issuant from a bank of clouds proper a figure of the Virgin as in the Arms. <br> | '''Crest:''' On a wreath of the colours, Issuant from a bank of clouds proper a figure of the Virgin as in the Arms. <br> | ||
'''Motto:''' Honor Deo | '''Motto:''' Honor Deo | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on April 22, 1911. | The arms were officially granted on April 22, 1911. | ||
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WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MERCERS
London Guild
Established:
Official blazon
Arms : Gules, issuant from a bank of clouds a figure of the Virgin couped at the shoulders proper, vested in a crimson robe adorned with gold, the neck encircled by a jewelled necklace, crined Or and wreathed about the temples with a chaplet of roses alternately argent and of the first, and crowned with a celestial crown ; the whole within a bordure of clouds alsoproper.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours, Issuant from a bank of clouds proper a figure of the Virgin as in the Arms.
Motto: Honor Deo
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 22, 1911.
If this text appears, it means that background information is available, but that I have not yet had the time to add the information on these arms. Just [|mail me with the name of the town in the subject !] and I will add all information that I have !
 The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1913 |
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