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                                             This is the splendid Coat of Arms of Derby City Council: 

                                           The explanation of it offered by the City Council is as follows: 

The Coat of Arms represents a stag reposing between two oak trees in fruit represented in natural colours on a silver background within park palings.

The Crest represents a ram in natural colouring walking between two sprigs of broom also in natural colouring, and there is a golden collar or ring about its neck. This golden collar is to distinguish it from any other used in any other known crest.

The Supporters which are on either side of the coat of arms, are represented by two bucks with a sprig of broom in natural colouring placed on the shoulder of each animal.

The Latin motto “Industria, Virtus, et Fortitudo” means “Diligence, Courage, Strength”.

It should be added that the broom (planta genista) represents the Plantagenet King Henry II, from whom the town of Derby received one of its earliest charters.

• Derby City Council - Coat of Arms
• Derbyshire - Coats of Arms, Badges and Crests
• Derbyshire County Council - Its Coat of Arms Explained

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