DescriptionCoat of arms of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.png
English: The Coat of arms of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, the local government authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. The blazon is: ARMS: Lozengy Or and Sable each Lozenge Or charged with a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper on a Chief Sable a Lion couchant guardant Or. CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Mountain Ash (Wiggin Tree) fructed proper a Castle triple towered Argent the centre tower ensigned by an Ancient Crown Or. SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a Lion crowned with an Ancient Crown Or and on the sinister side a Sparrowhawk close proper belled Or the whole upon a Compartment representing a Grassy Mount proper.
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Original upload log
This image is a derivative work of the following images:
2007-11-29T18:37:14Z
Aliman5040 603x763 (27410 Bytes) == Information == {{Information| |Description = {{en|coat of arms of the municipality of [[Oeschenbach]] ([[Switzerland]])}} {{it|Stemma di [[:it:Oeschenbach|Oeschenbach]], comune del [[:it:Canton Berna|Canton Berna]].}} |Aut
2009-04-15T01:50:08Z
Sodacan 490x290 (55964 Bytes) minor fix
2009-04-15T01:47:58Z
Sodacan 490x290 (56341 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=A Heraldic Lion in Couchant Attitute}} |Source=Own work by uploader |Author=[[User:Sodacan|Sodacan]] {{Inkscape}} |Date=14 April 2009 |Permission= |other_versions= }} [[Category:Lions in he
2010-12-30T21:35:36Z
Jza84 1500x1333 (300791 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=This is a hand coloured print of a Eurasian Sparrowhawk (''Accipiter nisus'') from Francis Orpen Morris' ''A History of British Birds'', published in 1895. }} |Source=A History of British Bir
2010-09-13T14:28:06Z
Toomuchcash 430x260 (248075 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=SVG version of flag}} |Source=[http://www.flaginstitute.org The Flag Institute] [http://www.flaginstitute.org/index.php?location=10&flagtype=county&flagid=112] |Author=[http://www.forl.co.uk
2006-08-01T17:19:56Z
Yorick 1364x787 (179102 Bytes) == Description == {{Information| |Description=Meuble 2D vectoriel basé sur la tour dessinée par [[:fr:Utilisateur:Rinaldum|fr:Rinaldum]] représentant un château et deux tours pour l'élaboration de blasons (other version
2010-08-26T16:39:36Z
Sodacan 1550x1450 (2033206 Bytes) {{Information |Description=Coat of Arms of King Edward IV of England |Source={{own}} |Date=2010-08-26 |Author= [[User:Sodacan|Sodacan]]{{Inkscape}} |Permission={{Insignia}} {{Self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0}} |other_versio
{{Information |Description={{en|1=The '''Coat of arms of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council''', the local government authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. The blazon is:<br>'''''ARMS:''' Lozengy Or and Sable each
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DescriptionCoat of arms of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.png
English: The Coat of arms of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, the local government authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. The blazon is: ARMS: Lozengy Or and Sable each Lozenge Or charged with a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper on a Chief Sable a Lion couchant guardant Or. CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Mountain Ash (Wiggin Tree) fructed proper a Castle triple towered Argent the centre tower ensigned by an Ancient Crown Or. SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a Lion crowned with an Ancient Crown Or and on the sinister side a Sparrowhawk close proper belled Or the whole upon a Compartment representing a Grassy Mount proper.
to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the
same or compatible license as the original.
This image shows a
flag, a
coat of arms, a
seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the
copyright status.
The composition of coats of arms are generally public domain with respect to
copyright laws, and may be reproduced freely.
This corresponds to the international traditional usage, and is explicitly stated in some national copyright laws. Some compositions, of more recent origin, may be copyrighted.
This is not a valid license as such, being a "public domain" statement for the coat of arms definition only. It must be completed with the copyright tag associated to the picture creation.
Please note that this applies only to the coat of arms definition (composition / description). The representation of a coat of arms is an artistic creation, subject as such to copyright laws.
Restriction of use - Legal notice: Most of the time, the usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the status of the depiction shown here. A coat of arms represents its owner. Though it can be freely represented, it cannot be appropriated, or used in such a way as to create a confusion with or a prejudice to its owner.
Usage on Commons: Please provide licence information for the coat of arm representation, information for the author of the picture, and the source if not self-made work.
This coat of arms image could be re-created using
vector graphics as an
SVG file. This has several advantages; see
Commons:Media for cleanup for more information. If an SVG form of this image is available, please upload it and afterwards replace this template with {{
vector version available|new image name}}.
It is recommended to name the SVG file “Coat of arms of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.svg”—then the template
Vector version available (or
Vva) does not need the new image name parameter.
Original upload log
This image is a derivative work of the following images:
2007-11-29T18:37:14Z
Aliman5040 603x763 (27410 Bytes) == Information == {{Information| |Description = {{en|coat of arms of the municipality of [[Oeschenbach]] ([[Switzerland]])}} {{it|Stemma di [[:it:Oeschenbach|Oeschenbach]], comune del [[:it:Canton Berna|Canton Berna]].}} |Aut
2009-04-15T01:50:08Z
Sodacan 490x290 (55964 Bytes) minor fix
2009-04-15T01:47:58Z
Sodacan 490x290 (56341 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=A Heraldic Lion in Couchant Attitute}} |Source=Own work by uploader |Author=[[User:Sodacan|Sodacan]] {{Inkscape}} |Date=14 April 2009 |Permission= |other_versions= }} [[Category:Lions in he
2010-12-30T21:35:36Z
Jza84 1500x1333 (300791 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=This is a hand coloured print of a Eurasian Sparrowhawk (''Accipiter nisus'') from Francis Orpen Morris' ''A History of British Birds'', published in 1895. }} |Source=A History of British Bir
2010-09-13T14:28:06Z
Toomuchcash 430x260 (248075 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=SVG version of flag}} |Source=[http://www.flaginstitute.org The Flag Institute] [http://www.flaginstitute.org/index.php?location=10&flagtype=county&flagid=112] |Author=[http://www.forl.co.uk
2006-08-01T17:19:56Z
Yorick 1364x787 (179102 Bytes) == Description == {{Information| |Description=Meuble 2D vectoriel basé sur la tour dessinée par [[:fr:Utilisateur:Rinaldum|fr:Rinaldum]] représentant un château et deux tours pour l'élaboration de blasons (other version
2010-08-26T16:39:36Z
Sodacan 1550x1450 (2033206 Bytes) {{Information |Description=Coat of Arms of King Edward IV of England |Source={{own}} |Date=2010-08-26 |Author= [[User:Sodacan|Sodacan]]{{Inkscape}} |Permission={{Insignia}} {{Self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0}} |other_versio
{{Information |Description={{en|1=The '''Coat of arms of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council''', the local government authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. The blazon is:<br>'''''ARMS:''' Lozengy Or and Sable each
File usage
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