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'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England | |||
*** [[Channel Islands]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The lion, probably the British lion, was first used on a seal of the Court of Alderney from 1745. The lion holding a sprig of broom, was confirmed as arms of Alderney by King Edward VII. The arms, however, were not officially registered at the College of Arms until 1993. | The lion, probably the British lion, was first used on a seal of the Court of Alderney from 1745. The lion holding a sprig of broom, was confirmed as arms of Alderney by King Edward VII. The arms, however, were not officially registered at the College of Arms until 1993. | ||
===Image Gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:1990.aba.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Alderney|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:alderneyfdc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Alderney|The arms on a 1983 First Day Cover | |||
</gallery> | |||
'''[[Literature]]''': | '''[[Literature]]''': Image and information send by The States of Alderney (www.alderney.gov.gg) | ||
{{media}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{media}} | |||
[[Category:Channel Islands]] | [[Category:Channel Islands]] | ||