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'''YORK''' | '''YORK''' | ||
[[File:york.jpg|center]] | [[File:york.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Argent on a Cross Gules five Lions passant guardant Or. | Argent on a Cross Gules five Lions passant guardant Or. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
When the arms were officially granted is not known, but it is likely that the arms were granted by King Edward III (1327-1377). He made York his capital when fighting the Scots. The arms show the cross of St. George, the patron saint of England, and the lion of England. The arms were officially recorded in 1587 after the 1584 Visitation. | When the arms were officially granted is not known, but it is likely that the arms were granted by King Edward III (1327-1377). He made York his capital when fighting the Scots. The arms show the cross of St. George, the patron saint of England, and the lion of England. The arms were officially recorded in 1587 after the 1584 Visitation. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:york.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:york.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:york.wb1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms I|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:york.wb1.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms I|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:york.dex.jpg|250 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexters]] cigarette card, 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:york.dex.jpg|250 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexters]] cigarette card, 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:york.haguk.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:york.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:york.thp.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on Thomson and Porteous cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:york.thp.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on Thomson and Porteous cigarette card, 1906 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:yorktoken.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a token or medal from 1811 | |align="center"|[[File:yorktoken.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a token or medal from 1811 | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{media}} | |||
[[Literature]] : Scott-Giles, C.W. : Civic heraldry of England and Wales, London, 1932 and information provided by the [http://www.york.gov.uk York Council]. | [[Literature]] : Scott-Giles, C.W. : Civic heraldry of England and Wales, London, 1932 and information provided by the [http://www.york.gov.uk York Council]. | ||