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The arms of the City of New Westminster, in British Columbia, Canada, were adopted by city council in 1860, the year when the city was incorporated, and formally granted to the city by the Canadian Heraldic Authority in 1994.

Symbols

Crest: A mural crown of silver and red, surmounted by a gold grizzly bear. The mural crown shows the status of New Westminster as a city, while the bear is a symbol of power.

Shield: A blue cross on a white field. The city's traditional industries are represented by the charges: a sailing ship for shipbuilding, a plowshare for agriculture, a fir tree for forestry, and two salmons for fishing.

Supporters: Two red lions, recalling the royal arms of Scotland. They each wear a medallion, one charged with a royal crown and the other with the symbol of the Hyack Anvil Battery.

Compartment: A forest mount and wavy ribbons on blue and silver, suggesting the city's setting on the Fraser River.

Scroll: The city motto, "In God We Trust" (shared with the national motto of the United States, inter alia).

External links

City of Westminster – Coat of arms symbols

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-==Symbolism of the Coat of Arms of New Westminster ==
+[[File:Coat of Arms of New Westminster, British Columbia.svg|thumb|right|Arms of New Westminster]]
-The coat of arms and flag presented by the Governor General are a unique expression of the City's natural and historic heritage.
+The '''arms of the City of [[New Westminster]]''', in [[British Columbia]], Canada, were adopted by city council in 1860, the year when the city was incorporated, and formally granted to the city by the [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]] in 1994.
+==Symbols==
-Shield: The shield is based on the emblem drawn by Corporal White of the Royal Engineers and adopted by City Council in 1860, the year of incorporation. It contains symbols evoking the situation and economy of the young settlement in colonial British Columbia; transport by sailing ship, the agriculture of the lower Fraser Valley, the natural heritage and wealth of the great coastal forests, the salmon riches of the Fraser River.
+'''Crest''': A [[mural crown]] of silver and red, surmounted by a gold [[grizzly bear]]. The mural crown shows the status of New Westminster as a city, while the bear is a symbol of power.
+'''Shield''': A blue cross on a white field. The city's traditional industries are represented by the charges: a sailing ship for shipbuilding, a plowshare for agriculture, a fir tree for forestry, and two salmons for fishing.
-Crest (above the shield): The mural coronet is a traditional heraldic emblem of municipal government. Here it is granted in Canada's national colours of silver and red and provides a base for a gold grizzly bear. The bear, also part of the emblem of 1860, may have been a dramatic symbol of the power and majesty of New Westminster's natural setting for its first generation of citizens.
+'''Supporters''': Two red lions, recalling the royal arms of Scotland. They each wear a medallion, one charged with a royal crown and the other with the symbol of the Hyack Anvil Battery.
-Supporters and Compartment: The compartment is a visual metaphor for the City's beautiful setting, the forests rising sharply from the waters of the Fraser. The two red lions were a natural choice for the Royal Engineers, referring directly to the regal beast in the Royal Arms of Britain, a link between the new city colony in the far west and the homeland. They are made unique to the City through the two medallions, one shows the Royal Crown which appears with the approval of Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of His Excellency the Governor General as a permanent mark of honour for "the Royal City" first capital of British Columbia.
+'''Compartment''': A forest mount and wavy ribbons on blue and silver, suggesting the city's setting on the [[Fraser River]].
-The anvil in the other medallion honours the City's historic Hyack Anvil Battery, which will soon celebrate its 125th anniversary. The City's historic motto, "IN GOD WE TRUST" chosen by City Council in 1860 completes the new arms.
+'''Scroll''': The city motto, "[[In God We Trust]]" (shared with the national motto of the [[United States]], ''[[inter alia]]'').
+==External links==
+*[https://archive.today/20061007110804/http://www.city.new-westminster.bc.ca/symbols.htm City of Westminster] – Coat of arms symbols
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+[[Category:Municipal coats of arms in Canada|New Westminster]]
+[[Category:Municipal government of New Westminster]]
+[[Category:Coats of arms with bears|New Westminster]]
+[[Category:Coats of arms with lions|New Westminster]]
+[[Category:Coats of arms with trees|New Westminster]]
+[[Category:Coats of arms with ships|New Westminster]]
+[[Category:Coats of arms with fish|New Westminster]]
+[[Category:Coats of arms with ploughs|New Westminster]]
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