Coat of Arms
The borough council was granted a coat of arms by the College of Arms on July 15, 1903. The central band bearing an hour-glass represented the Greenwich Meridian and the surrounding stars the Royal Observatory. The crest above the shield was an ancient ship and crossed anchors, standing for the connections of Greenwich with the Royal Navy. The Latin motto was Tempore utimur or "We use time": a reference to Greenwich Mean Time.
A new Grant of Arms was established on 03 February 2012 to commemorate the Borough's upgrading to that of a Royal Borough.
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