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The arms were granted on December 18, 1894. | The arms were granted on December 18, 1894. | ||
Peebles was created a Royal Burgh around 1153. The arms already appear on a seal of which an impression is known from 1479. The three salmon also appear on the Town Cross, which is thought to date from 1320. | |||
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The | The salmon recall the many salmon in the river Tweed, on which the Burgh stands; their arrangement on the shield refers to the habit of the fish | ||
travelling upstream from the sea to spawn and implies that for every salmon swimming up river, two return to the sea. The red colour has been used for centuries, but the meaning is not known. | |||
The Latin motto means "Increase by swimming against (the stream)". | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:Peeblesseal.jpg|350 px|center|seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | |align="center"|[[File:Peeblesseal.jpg|350 px|center|seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Peebles.jj.jpg|350 px|center| | |align="center"|[[File:Peebles.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Peebles.tho.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:Peebles.tho.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a cigarette card, 1906 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Peebles.haguk.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:Peebles.haguk.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Peebles2.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms outside the county inn ([http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1878289 source]) | |align="center"|[[File:Peebles2.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms outside the county inn ([http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1878289 source]) | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Porteous, 1906; Bute et al; 1903; Urquhart, 1974 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Porteous, 1906; Bute et al; 1903; Urquhart, 1974 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities P]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities P]] | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1894]] | [[Category:Granted 1894]] |
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PEEBLES
Incorporated into : 1976 Tweeddale District Council (1996 Scottish Borders Area Council)
Official blazon
Gules, three salmon counternaiant in pale Proper. And in an Escrol this Motto "Contranando lucre mentum".
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 18, 1894.
Peebles was created a Royal Burgh around 1153. The arms already appear on a seal of which an impression is known from 1479. The three salmon also appear on the Town Cross, which is thought to date from 1320.
The salmon recall the many salmon in the river Tweed, on which the Burgh stands; their arrangement on the shield refers to the habit of the fish travelling upstream from the sea to spawn and implies that for every salmon swimming up river, two return to the sea. The red colour has been used for centuries, but the meaning is not known.
The Latin motto means "Increase by swimming against (the stream)".
Seal of the burgh as used in the 1890s |
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 |
The arms on a cigarette card, 1906 |
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935 |
The arms outside the county inn (source) |
The arms on the bridge in town |
The arms are now used by the Royal Burgh of Peebles and District community council.
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Literature: Porteous, 1906; Bute et al; 1903; Urquhart, 1974