Coat of arms of the London Borough of Bromley
Coat of arms of the London Borough of Bromley | ||
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Shield Vert a pierced Cinquefoil Argent within an orle of Acorns Or. | | |
Supporters | On the dexter side a Dragon and on the sinister side a Horse both Argent. | |
Motto | Latin: *SERVIRE POPULO* (To serve the people) |
The coat of arms of the London Borough of Bromley is the official coat of arms of the London Borough of Bromley, granted on 20 April 1965.
This London Borough was created by merging five earlier entities, the Municipal Borough of Beckenham, the Municipal Borough of Bromley, the Orpington Urban District, the Penge Urban District and a part of the Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District. Some of these had arms. Instead of combining the older arms to a new, probably more complex design, it was decided to create all new arms for Bromley to allow for a simpler design.
The pierced silver
The crest has crossed swords for the many military establishments within Bromley's boundaries and a scallop, which also was present in the crest in the arms of the old Municipal Borough of Bromley and comes from the arms of the Diocese of Rochester, owner of the manor of Bromley from the reign of King Ethelbert.
The supporters are a silver dragon, similar to the dragon supporters in the