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The 1623 arms also used a harp in the centre of the cross, which was omitted in 1953. | The 1623 arms also used a harp in the centre of the cross, which was omitted in 1953. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:londonderry.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The pre 1953 arms with the harp | |||
|align="center"|[[File:londonderry1.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The old arms as used on a local bridge | |||
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The devices an Derry's arms are a skeleton, a three-towered castle and a red cross and sword. The sword and cross are devices of the City of [[London]] and show the link between the two cities. The castle is thought to relate to a 13th or 14<sup>th</sup> century keep belonging to the local native chieftains. There a many theories about the skeleton. The most popular one is that it is that of a Norman knight who was starved to death in the castle dungeons in 1332. | The devices an Derry's arms are a skeleton, a three-towered castle and a red cross and sword. The sword and cross are devices of the City of [[London]] and show the link between the two cities. The castle is thought to relate to a 13th or 14<sup>th</sup> century keep belonging to the local native chieftains. There a many theories about the skeleton. The most popular one is that it is that of a Norman knight who was starved to death in the castle dungeons in 1332. | ||
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[[Category:Northern Ireland]] | [[Category:Northern Ireland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1623]] | [[Category:Granted 1623]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1953] | [[Category:Granted 1953]] | ||