Coat of arms of Birmingham

Coat of arms of Birmingham City Council
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ArmigerBirmingham City Council
Adopted10 May 1977
ShieldQuarterly first and fourth Azure a Bend of five Lozenges conjoined Or second and third per pale indented Or and Gules over all a Cross Ermine thereon a Mitre Proper
MottoForward
Arms of the de Bermingham family, medieval lords of the manor of Birmingham: Party per pale indented or and gules, as sculpted on the tunic of the alabaster effigy of Sir John de Bermingham (d. circa 1400) in St Martin's Church, Birmingham

The coat of arms of Birmingham – the heraldic emblem of the English city of Birmingham – was first used in 1838 and has changed several times since, as the former town grew and developed into a city.


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