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The coat of arms of Glasgow is the official emblem of the city of Glasgow. It was first granted by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1866, and was re-granted to the current city council in 1996. [ 2 ] The design references several legends associated with Saint Mungo , the patron saint of Glasgow.
The Armorial of local councils in Scotland lists 46 heraldic coats of arms organised according to type of council, whether Regional, Island, City District, or Other. Each entry includes the name of the geographic area represented and a blazon (description in highly stylised heraldic language).
The coat of arms of the City of Glasgow was granted to the royal burgh by the Lord Lyon on 25 October 1866. [19] It incorporates a number of symbols and emblems associated with the life of Glasgow's patron saint, Mungo, which had been used on official seals prior to that date.
This is the coat of arms for the City of Glasgow Corporation. Two bodies have followed the Corporation and used their own version of the city coat of arms: The City Of Glasgow District Council and the current local authority, the City Of Glasgow Council / Glasgow City Council.
Three lilies in a vase in white/silver on a blue field, a heraldic flag taken from the city council's coat of arms. [21] 1732: Flag of Edinburgh: A heraldic flag derived from the arms of Edinburgh Council. [22] [23] 1866: Flag of Glasgow: A banner of the city's coat of arms.
Lower on the west face is a stone statue of the city's patron saint, St Mungo, under a canopy, surrounded by a mandorla with the city's motto "Let Glasgow Flourish", and supported by the coat of arms of Glasgow. The rear (east) face bears a carving of the Scottish version of the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
Coat of arms of Glasgow; S. Stewarton coat of arms This page was last edited on 2 April 2018, at 15:56 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. Flag of Glasgow City Council Coat of arms of Glasgow City Council