Coat of Arms
On 23 March 2010 the city council was granted a royal licence, transferring of the armorial bearings of the previous City of New Sarum. The arms and supporters were originally recorded at the heraldic visitations of Wiltshire in 1565 and 1623. The blazon of the arms is:
Barry of eight Azure and Or. Supporters: On either side an eagle displayed with two heads Or, ducally gorged Azure.
There do not appear to be any meanings attached to the design. The traditional explanation that the blue stripes represent the rivers that meet in the city is now discounted. It has also been suggested that the eagles derive from the arms of the de Bouverie family, Earls of Radnor, benefactors to the city. This also can be discounted as the arms were recorded before the family came to the area.
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