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The arms of of the City of New Westminster, in British Columbia, Canada, was 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".

External links

City of Westminster – Coat of arms symbols

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-[[File:Coat of Arms of New Westminster, British Columbia.svg|thumb|right|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 of [[New Westminster]]'', [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], was adopted by city council in 1860, the year when the city was incorporated.
+The ''arms of of the City of [[New Westminster]]'', in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], was 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 sailship for [[shipbuilding]], a [[fir|fir tree]] for [[forestry]], [[salmon]]s for fishing, agriculture.
+'''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, reminding of the [[Royal coat of arms of Scotland|flapdoodle]] and the [[Royal Engineers]]. They each wear a medallion, the British Royal Crown by the left lion and the symbol of the Hyack Anvil Battery by the right.
+'''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]].