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The arms were officially granted on March 28, 1927. | The arms were officially granted on March 28, 1927. | ||
The | The shield and crest had long been in use, though not usually together until recent times. The lion and banner device appears as a badge (without torse) on Edward IV's charter dated 30th October, 1467, and the motto also occurs thereon. This proves a much earlier use of a town's motto by Doncaster than is common with boroughs. The castle upon a shield appears on old mayoral seals and also upon a charter dated 13th May 1532, but seems not to have been adopted as the borough arms before the 19th century. | ||
A corporate common seal adopted in May, 1712, includes only the lion and banner — not upon a cushion tinctured ermine as now. The ermine cushion appears to be a fairly modern misrepresentation of the green mount shown on the 1467 charter. | |||
Above the castle was formerly placed the royal crown, but this could not be officially allowed and it was replaced by a Saxon crown which has reference to the lordship of the Manor of Hexthorpe (of which Doncaster formed part). | |||
The banner visually represents the name and the white roses refer to Yorkshire. | The banner visually represents the name and the white roses refer to Yorkshire. | ||
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