List of mottos

This list contains the mottos of organizations, institutions, municipalities and authorities.

Organizations

National mottos

List of national mottos

Cultural, philanthropic and scientific

Amsterdam Zoo: Template:Lang-la (Nature is the teacher of art)
International Expositions: Template:Lang-la (Always true)
Monarchist League of Canada: Template:Lang-la (United by fealty)
Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy): Spanish: Limpia, fija y da Esplendor (Cleans, fixes and gives shine)
Royal Society: Template:Lang-la (On the word of no one)
South African Museum: Template:Lang-la (Africa is always producing some novelty)
Swedish Academy: Swedish: Snille och Smak (Talent and taste)

Public service and youth service

Air Training Corps: Venture, Adventure
Army Cadet Force: To Inspire and achieve.
Boy Scouts: Be Prepared
Boys' Brigade: Sure and Stedfast (Old spelling)
Brownies: Lend A Hand
Civil Air Patrol: Template:Lang-la (Always vigilant)
Cub Scouting Do Your Best
Girlguiding UK: Be Prepared
Girls' Brigade: Seek, serve and follow Christ
Guides: Be Prepared
National FFA Organization: Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve
New Zealand Air Training Corps: We Train to Serve
St.John Ambulance:For the Faith and For the Service of Mankind

Police and public safety

Carabineros de Chile: Order and Fatherland
Chicago Police Department: We Serve and Protect
Detroit Police Department: Making Detroit a Safer Place to Live, Work, and Visit
Houston Police Department: Order through law, justice with mercy.
Indian Shores Police Department: Protect with honor, serve with pride
Los Angeles Airport Police: Serving the Aviation Community
Los Angeles Police Department: To Protect and to Serve
Maine State Police: Template:Lang-la (Always just)
Metropolitan Police Service: Working together for a safer London
Minneapolis Police Department: To Protect with Courage, To Serve with Compassion
New South Wales Police Force: Template:Lang-la (Punishment Follows Closely On Guilt)
New York Police Department: Fidelis ad Mortem (Faithful unto death)
Royal Malaysian Police: Malay: Tegas, Adil dan Berhemah (Firm, Fair & Prudent)
Singapore Police Force: Malay: Setia dan Bakti (Loyalty and Service)
New Zealand Police: Safer communities together
Thames Valley Police: Template:Lang-la (Let there be peace in the Thames Valley)
Trinity House: Template:Lang-la (Trinity in unity)
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police: Protecting Those Who Serve
Victoria Police: Uphold the Right
Milwaukee Police Department: Be A Force
Korean National Police Agency: Korean: 국민과 함께하는 따뜻하고 믿음직한 경찰 (A Friendly and Reliable Police Force for the People )
Sacramento County Sheriff: Service with Concern

Sport and competition

International organisations

Fédération Internationale des Échecs: Template:Lang-la (We are one people)
International Practical Shooting Confederation: Template:Lang-la (Accuracy, power, speed)
Olympic Games: Template:Lang-la (Faster, higher, stronger)
Paralympic Games: Spirit in Motion

Africa and Asia

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya: Arabic: الخلق، الأيمان، القوة (Character, Faith, Force)
Asante Kotoko S.C.: Ashanti Twi: Kum apem a, apem beba (Kill a thousand, and a thousand more will come)
Kolkata Knight Riders: Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo re (Will do, will fight, will win)

Americas

Carolina Panthers: Keep Pounding
Chicago Fire SC: Tradition. Honor. Passion.
Colo Colo: Spanish: El equipo que ha sabido ser campeón (The team that has known to become champion)
CR Flamengo: Portuguese: Uma vez Flamengo, sempre Flamengo. (Once Flamengo, always Flamengo)
Tabor Academy: Template:Lang-la (Truth always conquers)

Australia

Adelaide Football Club: Template:Lang-la (Born to great things)
Carlton Football Club: Template:Lang-la (Sound Mind in a Healthy Body)
Collingwood Football Club: Template:Lang-la (May the Magpie flourish)
Essendon Football Club: Template:Lang-la (Gently in manner, resolutely in execution)
Footscray Football Club: Template:Lang-la (Yield to none)
Hawthorn Football Club: Template:Lang-la (Judged by our actions)
North Melbourne Football Club: Template:Lang-la (Victory loves the care)
Port Adelaide Football Club: We Are Port Adelaide
St Kilda Football Club: Template:Lang-la (Strength through Loyalty)

Europe

FC Barcelona: Catalan: Més que un club (More than a club) and Catalan: Tots units fem força (All together we are strong)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica: Template:Lang-la (Out of many, one)
Feyenoord Rotterdam: Dutch: Geen woorden maar daden (No words but deeds)
S.S. Lazio: Template:Lang-la (In harmony small things grew)
Olympique de Marseille: French: Droit au but (Straight to the Goal)
AC Milan: Italian: il club più titolato al mondo (the world's most successful club) or Italian: Forza Milan (Strength to Milan / Go Milan)
F.C. Porto: A Vencer desde 1893 (Conquering since 1893)
Sporting Clube de Portugal: Portuguese: Esforço, Dedicação, Devoção, Glória (Effort, dedication, devotion, glory)
Real Madrid C.F.: Spanish: Hala Madrid y nada mas (Hail Madrid and nothing more)

United Kingdom

Arsenal F.C.: Template:Lang-la (Victory through harmony)
Aston Villa: Prepared
Chelsea Football Club: Keep The Blue Flag Flying High
Everton Football Club: Template:Lang-la (Nothing but the best is good enough)
Leeds United: Marching on Together
Leicester City: Foxes Never Quit and #Fearless
Llanelli Wanderers RFC: Welsh: Cyfeillach trwy Grwydro (Friendship through wandering)
Liverpool Football Club: You'll Never Walk Alone
Manchester City F.C.: Template:Lang-la (Pride in battle)
Norwich City F.C: On the Ball, City
Queen's Park F.C.: Template:Lang-la (To play for the sake of playing)
Rangers F.C.: Ready
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.: Template:Lang-la (by Wisdom and Courage)
Shrewsbury Town F.C: Template:Lang-la (May Shropshire flourish / Let Salop flourish)
Stoke City: Template:Lang-la (United Strength is Stronger)
Sunderland A.F.C.: Template:Lang-la (In pursuit of excellence)
Tottenham Hotspur: Template:Lang-la (To dare is to do)

Politics

Chechen Resistance: Ojal ya Marsho (Chechen: Freedom or death)
Christian Democracy (Italy): Libertas
Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (Cuba): ¡En cada barrio, Revolución! (Spanish: In every neighborhood, Revolution!)
ETA: Bietan jarrai (Basque: Keep up on both)
Industrial Workers of the World: An injury to one is an injury to all
La Francophonie: égalité, complémentarité, solidarité (equality, complementarity, and solidarity).
Liberal Party of the Philippines: Noon at Ngayon, Liberal Marangal (Past and present, honorable Liberal)
Muslim Brotherhood: Allah Akbar, Wa Lellah Al Hamd (God is greater, thanks to God)
Nacionalista Party: Ang Bayan Higit sa Lahat (The nation above all)
Socialistisk Folkeparti: Det ku' være så godt (Danish: It could be so good)
Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League: One God! One Aim! One Destiny!
Women's Institute: For Home and Country
Women's Social and Political Union: Deeds not words
Zapatista Army of National Liberation: Ya Basta! (Spanish: Enough already!)

Heritage and historical

Daughters of the American Revolution: God, Home, and Country
Sons of the American Revolution: Template:Lang-la (Liberty and country)
United Daughters of the Confederacy: Love, Live, Pray, Think, Dare

Religion

Ahmadiyya Community: Love for All Hatred for None
Benedictine Order: Template:Lang-la (pray and work)
Carmelite Order: Template:Lang-la (I am aflame with zeal for the Lord God of Hosts)
Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen: Template:Lang-la (In need unity, in doubt liberty, in everything charity)
Dominican Order: Template:Lang-la (Truth), Template:Lang-la (Praise, bless, preach)
K.A.V. Lovania Leuven: Template:Lang-la (Always do your best); German: Der Geist lebt in uns allen (The Spirit lives in us all)
Khuddam-ul Ahmadiyya: A Nation cannot be reformed without the reformation of its youth
Knights Hospitaller: Template:Lang-la (Support the faithful and serve the poor)
Knights Templar: Template:Lang-la (Not to us, Lord, not to us ; but your name give glory)
Lajna Imaillah: No nation can progress without educating their women
Philippine Independent Church: Template:Lang-la (For God and country)
Pontificate of Pope Pius XII: Template:Lang-la (peace is the fruit of justice)
Pontificate of Pope Francis: Template:Lang-la (by having mercy and by choosing)
Salvation Army: Blood and Fire
Society of Jesus: Template:Lang-la (For the greater glory of God)
United Church of Christ: That they may all be one.^[1]
United Methodist Church: Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors

Business

Audi: Vorsprung durch Technik (Literally: Advantage through technology, Figuratively: The technical edge)
BBC: Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation
Harrods: Omnia Omnibus Ubique (All Things, For All People, Everywhere)
IdentLogic Systems: Template:Lang-la ( Let him who has earned it bear the reward)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: Template:Lang-la (Art for art's sake)
Royal Mail Lines: Template:Lang-la (Everywhere by sea)

Mediaeval nobility

Famous mottos, usually deliberately cryptic, adopted during the age of chivalry and courtly love by great noblemen and ladies include:

À Mon Seul Désir, appearing on The Lady and the Unicorn tapestry made in Paris circa 1500;
Me Sovent Sovant, Lady Margaret Beaufort (1441/3-1509) (Souvent me souviens, "Often I remember") which was adopted by St John's College, Cambridge, founded by her;
A Vous Entier John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389-1435);
Le Temps Venra Jean de Berry (1340-1416)
Le Bon Temps Viendra, ("the right time will come") Bourchier family;
Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense, King Edward III (ruled 1327-1377) of England, motto of the Order of the Garter (1348);
J'en Garde un Leal, Anne Malet de Graville ((1490?–1540?))

Dynasties

British monarchy (Plantagenet): French: Dieu Et Mon Droit: (God and my right / God and my right shall me defend)
Greek royal family : Greek: Ἰσχύς μου ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ λαοῦ (People's love, my strength)
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, House of Romania : Template:Lang-la (Nothing without God)
Pahlavi dynasty : Persian: مرا داد فرمود و خود داور است (Justice He [God] bids me do, as He will judge me)
Rothschild family: Template:Lang-la (Unity, integrity, diligence)
House of Savoy: FERT
Royal mottos of Danish monarchs
List of Norwegian monarchs' mottos
Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs

Families

Belgium

Medical

American Board of Ophthalmology: Template:Lang-la (From darkness, light)
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland: Template:Lang-la (In sleep there is safety)
Association of Veterinary Surgeons in Bulgaria: Template:Lang-la (A scalpel in a wise hand gives life)
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland: Template:Lang-la (Let us learn all things from everybody)
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists: Template:Lang-la (To care for the body and its breath of life)
Australian College of Pharmacy: Education for Practice and Management
Canadian Association of General Surgeons: Template:Lang-la (Wisdom and a skillful hand)
Canadian Orthopaedic Association: Template:Lang-la (With compassion, skill and knowledge we correct, straighten or set right)
Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India. Mens sana in corpora sano (Template:Lang-la)
Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons: Template:Lang-la (Let knowledge conquer disease)
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Excellence in women's health
Royal College of Anaesthetists: Template:Lang-la (It is divine to alleviate pain / Divine is the effort to conquer pain)
Royal College of General Practitioners: Template:Lang-la (Scientific knowledge applied with compassion)
Royal College of Midwives: Template:Lang-la (Life is the gift of God)
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Template:Lang-la (Let us overcome our difficulties)
Royal College of Ophthalmologists: Template:Lang-la (So that all may see)
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health: Template:Lang-la (Children are a heritage from the Lord)
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Let Wisdom Guide
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland: Template:Lang-la (Scholarship and dexterity)
Royal Pharmaceutical Society: Template:Lang-la (We must pay attention to our health)
Walter Reed Tropical Medicine Course: Safiri Salama (Swahili: Travel safely)
ZAKA: Hessed Shel Emet (True kindness)

Other

Association of Trust Schools: Template:Lang-la (In order to achieve what has been undertaken)
Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance: Whatever the weather, we stand together
International Thespian Society: Act well your part. There all the honor lies
Linux Foundation: Open your source, Open your mind
The Boondock Saints: Template:Lang-la, alternately Veritas et Aequitas (Truth and justice / Honesty and equality)
The Red Green Show: Quando omni flunkus moritati (Pseudo-Latin When all else fails, play dead)

Military and governmental

Irish Army Cavalry Corps: Through the mud and blood to the green fields beyond
Apollo 13: Template:Lang-la (From the Moon, knowledge)
British Special Air Service: Who Dares Wins
Indian Army: Naam, Namak, Nishan (Be honourable, true to your salt, and uphold the flag)
Indian Army Medical Corps: Sarve Santu Niramaya (Everyone should remain healthy, good health for all)
National Security Agency (NSA): Defending Our Nation, Securing The Future
Ontario Regiment of Canada: Canadian Armed Forces Armoured Reserve Regiment: Template:Lang-la (Faithful and prepared)
Pakistan Army: Iman, Taqwa, Jihad Fi Sabil-illah, Men at their Best. (Faith, piety, struggle in the way of Almighty Allah, men at their best)
Philippine National Police: We Serve and Protect
Royal Air Force (United Kingdom): Template:Lang-la (Through adversity to the stars)
Royal Marines (United Kingdom): Template:Lang-la (By sea, by land)
Household Division (United Kingdom): Template:Lang-la (Seven joined in one)
United States Coast Guard (USCG): Template:Lang-la (Always ready)
United States Coast Guard Life-Saving Service (USCG LSS): You have to go out, but you don't have to come back^[2]
United States Marine Corps (USMC): Template:Lang-la (Always faithful)
United States Military Academy: Duty, Honor, Country
US Air Force Pararescue: That Others May Live
United States Army: This We'll Defend
Spanish Light Armoured Cavalry Regiment Santiago No 1 : Template:Lang-la^[3] (My foot has stood in the right way/direction (or in uprightness; in integrity )

Orders and decorations

Canada

Order of Canada: Template:Lang-la (They desired a better land)
Order of Military Merit (Canada): Template:Lang-la (Service before self)

Europe

Legion of Honour (France): French: Honneur et Patrie (Honour and Fatherland)
Order of Charles III (Spain): Template:Lang-la (By virtue and merit)
Order of the Crown (Belgium): French: Travail et Progrès (Work and Progress)
Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finland): Finnish: Isänmaan Puolesta (For the Fatherland)
Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark): Template:Lang-da (God and the King)
Order of the Elephant (Denmark): Template:Lang-la (The prize of greatness)
Order of the Golden Fleece (Spanish version): Template:Lang-la (Strike before they see the flame)
Order of the House of Orange (Netherlands): French: Je Maintiendrai (I will maintain)
Order of Leopold (Belgium): French: L'Union Fait La Force (Union makes strength)
Order of Leopold II (Belgium): French: L'Union Fait La Force (Union makes strength)
Order of Merit for the Fatherland (Russia): Russian: Polza, chest i slava (Benefit, honour and glory)
Order of the Netherlands Lion: Template:Lang-la (Power ennobles)
Order of Orange-Nassau: French: Je Maintiendrai (I will maintain)
Order of the Polar Star (Sweden): Template:Lang-la (It knows no decline)
Order of Saint Andrew (Russia): Russian: Za Veru i Vernost (For faith and loyalty)
Order of St. George (Russia): Russian: Za Sluzhbu i Khrabrost (For service and bravery)
Order of St. Olav (Norway): Norwegian: Ret og Sandhed (Justice and truth)
Order of the Seraphim (Sweden): Template:Lang-la (Jesus, saviour of men)
Order of the Star of Romania: Template:Lang-la (In Faith is the Salvation)
Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal): Portuguese: Valor, Lealdade e Mérito (Valour, Loyalty and Merit)
Order of the White Eagle (Poland): Polish: Za Ojczyznę i Naród (For Fatherland and Nation)
Order of the White Lion (Czech Republic): Czech: Pravda Vítězí (Truth Prevails)
Order of the White Rose of Finland: Finnish: Isänmaan hyväksi (For the Well-Being of the Fatherland)

Holy See

Order of Pius IX: Template:Lang-la (By virtue and merit)
Order of St. Gregory the Great: Template:Lang-la (For God and Prince)
Order of St. Sylvester: Template:Lang-la (Much in a small space)

United Kingdom

George Cross: For Gallantry^[4]
Order of the Bath: Template:Lang-la (Three joined in one)^[4]
Order of the Garter: French: Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Shame be to him who thinks evil of it)^[4]
Order of Merit: For Merit^[4]
Order of St Michael and St George: Template:Lang-la (Hope of a better age)^[4]
Order of the Thistle: Template:Lang-la (No-one injures me with impunity)^[4]
Royal Victorian Order: Victoria^[4]
Victoria Cross: For Valour^[4]

Municipalities

Australia

New South Wales

Blacktown: Progress
Sydney: I take but I surrender

Northern Territory

Darwin, Northern Territory: Template:Lang-la (Let us go forward)

Queensland

Brisbane: Template:Lang-la (We aim for better things)

South Australia

Adelaide: Template:Lang-la (United for the common good)

Tasmania

Hobart: Template:Lang-la (Thus, in force, Hobart grew)

Victoria

Melbourne: Template:Lang-la (She acquires strength as she goes)

Western Australia

City of Perth: Template:Lang-la (Prosper)

Canada

British Columbia

Kamloops Salus et Opes (Template:Lang-la)

Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Template:Lang-la (One with the strength of a host)

New Brunswick

Saint John: Template:Lang-la (O fortunate ones whose walls are now rising / O happy they, whose promised walls already rise)

Nova Scotia

Halifax: Template:Lang-la (Wealth from the sea)

Ontario

Hamilton: Together Aspire, Together Achieve
Ottawa: Advance Ottawa
Toronto: Diversity Our Strength
Sarnia: Template:Lang-la (Sarnia Always)

Quebec

Montreal: Template:Lang-la (Salvation through harmony)
Province of Quebec: French: Je me souviens (I remember)
Quebec City, Quebec: French: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put God's gift to good use)

Saskatchewan

Regina: Template:Lang-la (Let Regina flourish)

Europe

Amsterdam: Dutch: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate)
Bordeaux: Template:Lang-la (The fleur-de-lis alone rules over the moon, the waves, the castle, and the lion)
Brescia: Template:Lang-la (Brescia faithful)
Bucharest: Romanian: Patria și Dreptul Meu (The Homeland and my right)
Douglas: Template:Lang-gv (Government within a government)
Frankfurt: German: Stark im Recht (Strong in justice)
Gdańsk: Template:Lang-la (Neither rashly nor timidly)
Gdynia: Polish: Gdynia—miasto z morza i marzeń (Gdynia—a city built of sea and dreams)
Genoa: Template:Lang-la (Liberty)
Kaunas: Template:Lang-la (Love justice, landlords)
Łódź: Template:Lang-la (Big boat out of a small one)
Madrid: Spanish: Fui sobre agua edificada, mis muros de fuego son. Esta es mi insignia y blasón (On water I was built, My walls are made of fire, this is my ensign and escutcheon)
Marseille: Template:Lang-la (By her great deeds, Marseille shines in the world)
Nancy, France: Template:Lang-la (I'm not touched with impunity)
Nantes: Template:Lang-la (Neptune favours the traveller)
Nice: Template:Lang-la (City of Nice)
Oporto, Portugal: Portuguese: Antiga, mui nobre e sempre leal, Invicta cidade do Porto (Antique, highly noble, always faithful, unvanquished Oporto City)
Paris: Template:Lang-la (Tossed by the waves, she does not founder)
Prague: Template:Lang-la (Prague, head of the republic). Formerly: Praga caput regnum (Prague, head of the kingdom)
Rotterdam: Dutch: Sterker door strijd (Stronger by struggle)
Seville: Spanish: No me ha dejado (written NO8DO) (It [Seville] has not abandoned me)
Sofia: Raste, no ne staree (Bulgarian: Grows, but does not age)
The Hague: Dutch: Vrede en recht (Peace and Justice)
Toulon: Template:Lang-la (Small things increase by concord)
Valletta: Italian: Città Umilissima (The most humble city)
Vilnius: Template:Lang-la (Unity, justice, hope)
Warsaw: Template:Lang-la (Always invincible)
Żebbuġ, Malta: Template:Lang-la (Evergreen)

Indonesia

Jakarta: Jaya Raya (Victory and glorious)
Bandung: Gemah Ripah Wibawa Mukti (rich soil, prosperous people)
Rarasing Rasa Wiwaraning Praja, a Javanese sengkala, (referring to the year of 1966), people's harmonious feeling for entering a gate of prosperity
Karawang: Pangkal Perjuangan (Struggle starting point)
Bali: Bali Dwipa Jaya (Glorious Bali Island)

India

Kolkatta (Calcutta): Purosree Bibardhan (Bengali: Progress of the city)
Mumbai: Yato Dharmastato Jaya (यतो धर्मस्ततो जय) (Sanskrit: Where there is righteousness, there shall be victory). Pre-independence motto: Urbs Primis in Indis (India's first city)
Kerala: Ever To Be The Best (Tolins World School)

Republic of Ireland

Cork: Template:Lang-la (A safe harbour for ships)
Dublin: Template:Lang-la (Happy the city where citizens obey)
Dún Laoghaire: Ó Chuan go Sliabh (From the harbour to the mountain)
Limerick: Template:Lang-la (An ancient city well versed in the arts of war)
Waterford: Template:Lang-la (Waterford remains the untaken city)

Latin America

Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Template:Lang-la (Always ascending)
São Paulo: Template:Lang-la (I am not led, I lead)

New Zealand

Auckland: Advance^[5]
Christchurch: Template:Lang-la (Founded in Faith, Rich in the Fulfillment thereof, Strong in Hope for the Future).
Dunedin: Template:Lang-la (By following in the footsteps of our forefathers)
Nelson, New Zealand: Template:Lang-la (Let him, who has earned it, bear the palm)
Wellington: Template:Lang-la (Supreme by position)

United Kingdom

England

Berkshire

Reading: Template:Lang-la (From God and the Queen)^[6]
Slough: Serve with honour^[6]
West Berkshire: Forward together^[6]
Windsor and Maidenhead: Template:Lang-la (In unity, happiness)^[6]
Wokingham: Template:Lang-la (One out of many)^[6]

Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury Vale: Template:Lang-la (Forward in harmony)^[6]
Chiltern: Freely we serve^[6]
High Wycombe: Template:Lang-la (Industry enriches)^[7]
Milton Keynes: By knowledge, design, and understanding^[6]
South Buckinghamshire: Template:Lang-la (By counsel and courage)^[6]

Cambridgeshire

Huntingdonshire:Labore omnia florent (Template:Lang-la)^[8]
Peterborough: Upon this rock^[8]
South Cambridgeshire: Dutch: Niet zonder arbyt (Not without work)^[8]

Cheshire

Chester: Template:Lang-la (Let the ancients worship the ancient of days)^[9]
Cheshire: Template:Lang-la (By the right and dignity of the Sword)^[10]

City of London

Template:Lang-la (Lord direct us)^[11]

Devon

Exeter: Template:Lang-la (Always faithful)^[12]
Plymouth: Template:Lang-la (The strongest tower is the name of Jehovah)^[12]
Torquay: Template:Lang-la (Health and happiness)^[12]

Essex

Benfleet: Template:Lang-la (Fellowship will blossom)
Braintree: By wisdom and foresight^[8]
Brentwood: Template:Lang-la (burning with faith)^[8]
Canvey Island: Template:Lang-la (From the sea by the grace of God)^[8]
Chelmsford: Many minds, one heart^[8]
Colchester: No Cross, no Crown^[8]
Great Dunmow: May Dunmow prosper^[8]
Halstead: Template:Lang-la (By wisdom and foresight)^[8]
Harwich: Template:Lang-la (To the good all things are good)^[8]
Harlow: In Common Endeavour^[8]
Leigh-on-Sea: Template:Lang-la (Light, health, happiness)
Maldon: Vision, courage, integrity^[8]
Rayleigh: Template:Lang-la (We work for the future)
Rochford: Our heritage, our future^[8]
Southend-on-Sea: Template:Lang-la (By the sea and by the church)^[8]
Thurrock: Template:Lang-la (By the Thames to all peoples of the world)^[8]
Waltham Abbey: Template:Lang-la (By the name of the Holy Cross)^[8]

Gloucestershire

Cheltenham: Template:Lang-la (Health and education)
Cirencester: Template:Lang-la (May Corinium (Cirencester) flourish)
Cotswold District: United we serve
Gloucester: Template:Lang-la (Unconquered faith triumphs)
Gloucestershire: Template:Lang-la (Ever forwards)
Tewkesbury Borough: Template:Lang-la (There is wisdom in counsel)

Greater London

Barking and Dagenham: Template:Lang-la (By the grace of God, let us be judged by our acts)^[11]
Barnet: Template:Lang-la (Unity makes service)^[11]
Bexley: Boldly and Rightly^[11]
Brent: Forward Together^[11]
Bromley: Template:Lang-la (To serve the people)^[11]
Camden: Template:Lang-la (Not for oneself, but for all)^[11]
Croydon: Template:Lang-la (Let us strive after perfection)^[11]
Ealing: Progress With Unity^[11]
Enfield: By Industry Ever Stronger^[11]
Greenwich: We Govern by Serving^[11]
Hammersmith and Fulham: Template:Lang-la (Let us be regarded according to our conduct)^[11]
Haringey: Progress With Humanity^[11]
Harrow: Template:Lang-la (The health of the people is the supreme law)^[11]
Havering: Liberty^[11]
Hillingdon: Forward^[11]
Hounslow: Template:Lang-la (Let us progress together)^[11]
Islington: We Serve^[11]
Kensington and Chelsea: Template:Lang-la (What a good thing it is to dwell together in unity)^[11]
Lambeth: Template:Lang-la (Let us be regarded according to our conduct)^[11]
Lewisham: Template:Lang-la (The health of the people is the supreme law)^[11]
Merton: Stand Fast In Honour And Strength^[11]
Newham: Progress with the People^[11]
Redbridge: In Unity Progress^[11]
Southwark: United to Serve^[11]
Sutton: Template:Lang-la (through difficulties serve God in faith)^[11]
Tower Hamlets: From Great Things to Greater^[11]
Waltham Forest: Fellowship Is Life^[11]
Wandsworth: We Serve^[11]
Westminster: Template:Lang-la (Guard the city, O Lord)^[11]

Greater Manchester

Bolton: Template:Lang-la (Overcome difficulties)^[13]
Bury: Forward in unity^[13]
Manchester: Template:Lang-la (By counsel and labour)^[13]
Oldham: Template:Lang-la (Have courage to be wise)^[13]
Stockport: Template:Lang-la ( With courage and faith)^[13]
Tameside: Industry and integrity^[13]
Trafford: Hold fast that which is good^[13]
Wigan: Ancient and Loyal^[13]

Hampshire

New Forest: Old Yet Ever New
Portsmouth: Heaven's Light Our Guide
Romsey: Quae Recta Tene
Rushmoor: Strength in Unity
Test Valley: Template:Lang-la (With God as our witness, let us be strong)

Hertfordshire

Broxbourne: Template:Lang-la (One heart, one way)^[6]
Dacorum: The Borough of Dacorum^[6]
Hertsmere: Do Well And Fear Not^[6]
North Hertfordshire: Memores Acti, Prudentes Futuri^[6]
Stevenage: The Heart of a Town Lies in its People^[6]
Watford: Template:Lang-la (Bolder)^[6]
Welwyn Hatfield: By Wisdom And Design^[6]

Kent

Ashford: With Stronger Faith^[14]
Canterbury: Template:Lang-la (Hail, Mother England)^[14]
Dartford: Template:Lang-la (Let Dartford Flourish)^[14]
Folkestone and Hythe: Template:Lang-la (Delightfulness and healthiness)^[14]
Maidstone: Agriculture and Commerce^[14]
Medway: Forward Together^[14]
Swale: Known by their Fruits^[14]
Tonbridge and Malling: Forward in Unison^[14]
Tunbridge Wells: Do Well Doubt Not^[14]

Lancashire

Blackburn: Template:Lang-la (By art and labour)^[13]
Blackpool: Progress^[13]
Burnley: Hold to the truth^[13]
Chorley: Be aware^[13]
Fylde: Template:Lang-la (Let the field rejoice)^[13]
Hyndburn: By industry and prudence^[13]
Lancashire: Template:Lang-la (In counsel is wisdom)^[13]
Lancaster: Luck to loyne^[13]
Pendle: Template:Lang-la (In unity we increasingly flourish)^[13]
Rossendale: Prosperity through endeavour^[13]
South Ribble: Progress with humanity^[13]
West Lancashire: Salus populi suprema lex Template:Lang-la)^[13]
Wyre: Template:Lang-la (On either side of the river)^[13]

Leicestershire

Leicester: Template:Lang-la (Always the same)

Lincolnshire

Mablethorpe: Template:Lang-la (Our shores are more delightful) [1]

Merseyside

Liverpool: Template:Lang-la (God hath granted us this ease)^[15]

Norfolk

Norwich: Do different

Northumbria

Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Template:Lang-la (Triumph by brave defence) [5]

Surrey

Elmbridge: Template:Lang-la (Until the rivers cease to flow)^[14]
Epsom and Ewell: None Such^[14]
Guildford: Template:Lang-la (Bravely and faithfully)^[14]
Mole Valley: Template:Lang-la (Vigilant in our serving)^[14]
Spelthorne: Template:Lang-la (We look towards the Sun)^[14]
Surrey Heath: Template:Lang-la (Make haste carefully)^[14]
Tandridge: Template:Lang-la (Harmony)^[14]
Reigate and Banstead: Never Wonne Ne Never Shall^[14]
Runnymede: In Freedom We Serve^[14]
Waverley: Template:Lang-la (Town and countryside in unity)^[14]
Woking: Template:Lang-la (In faith and diligence)^[14]

Sussex

Brighton and Hove: Template:Lang-la (Between sea and downs we flourish)^[14]
Crawley: I Grow and I Rejoice^[14]
Eastbourne: Template:Lang-la (We follow the better things)^[14]
Horsham: Proudly We Serve^[14]
Mid Sussex: Template:Lang-la (The good of the people comes first)^[14]
Wealden: Template:Lang-la (Rural interior)^[14]
Worthing: Template:Lang-la (From the land, fullness; from the sea, health)^[14]

Yorkshire

Bradford: Progress, Industry, Humanity^[16]
Calderdale: Template:Lang-la (Industry, Skill, Foresight)^[17]
Leeds: Template:Lang-la (For the king and the law)^[18]
Rotherham: By Industry and Honour^[19]
Sheffield: Template:Lang-la (With God's help, our work is successful)^[20]
Wakefield: Persevere and Prosper^[21]

Scotland

Aberdeen: French: Bon Accord ( Good agreement)^[22]
Arbroath: Propter libertatem (Latin: For Freedom)^[23]
Braemar: Scots: Mak Siccar (Make sure)^[24]
Clydebank: Template:Lang-la (By work and by knowledge)^[25]
Dingwall: Salve corona^[26]
Duns: Scots: Duns Dings Aw (Duns beats all)
East Kilbride: Prosper but Dreid
Edinburgh: Nisi Dominus frustra (Template:Lang-la)
Falkirk: Scots: Touch Ane, Touch Aw - Better meddle wi the Deil than the bairns o Fawkirk (Strike one, strike all - easier fight with the devil than the children of Falkirk)
Forfar: Ut quocunque paratus
Galashiels: Scots: Soor Ploums (Sour Plums)
Glasgow: Let Glasgow Flourish
Irvine: Template:Lang-la (The good cause triumphs in the end)
Jedburgh: Template:Lang-la (With vigour and success)
Kelso: Scots: Dae Richt - Fear Nocht (Do right — fear nought)
Kinross: Scots: Siccar (Sure)
Lerwick: Dispecta est et Thule
Orkney Islands: Boreas domus mare amicus (Latin: The North our home, the sea our friend)^[27]
Perth: Template:Lang-la (For the King, the Law and the People)
Port Glasgow: Template:Lang-la (Three and four times a year revisiting the Atlantic with impunity)
Rosehearty: Scots: Tyauve awa Rosehearty (Strive always, Rosehearty)
St Andrews: Template:Lang-la (While I breathe I hope)
Selkirk: At spreta incolumem vita defendere famam
Shetland Islands: Með lögum skal land byggja (Old Norse: By law shall the land be built up)^[28]
Thurso: Scots: Wark tae God (Walk towards God)

Northern Ireland

County Antrim

Antrim: Per Angusta ad Augusta
Ballyclare: Template:Lang-la (By work and integrity)
Ballymoney: Goodwill to all People
Belfast: Template:Lang-la (What shall we give in return for so much)
Carrickfergus: Template:Lang-la (The glory of the Old made New)
Larne: Template:Lang-la (Powerful With the Sickle and on the Sea)
Lisburn: Template:Lang-la (I will arise from the fire)
Newtownabbey: Template:Lang-la (Multi in uno resurgent)

County Armagh

Armagh: In Concilio Consilium
Craigavon: Together we progress
Lurgan: Be just and fear not
Portadown: ???

County Down

Ards: Template:Lang-la (Faithful and Brave)
Bangor: Beannchor
Banbridge: Template:Lang-la (By God and Industry)
East Down: Ever looking forward
Newtownards: Fidelis atque Fortis

County Fermanagh

Enniskillen: Ut proavi in Deo confidemus
Fermanagh: Feor Magh Eanagh

County Londonderry

Coleraine: Cuil Rathain
Limavady: Template:Lang-la (Let there be no ill-will)
Derry: Template:Lang-la (Life, truth, victory)
Magherafelt: Template:Lang-la (With Faithfulness and Service)
Moyle:

County Tyrone

Cookstown: Forward
Dungannon:
Omagh: Oigh Magh

Wales

Cardiff: Y Ddraig Goch Ddyry Cychwyn (Welsh: The red dragon leads the way)
Merthyr Tydfil: Nid Cadern Ond Brodyrdde (Welsh: No strength but in fellowship)
Llandudno: Hardd Hafan Hedd (Welsh: Beautiful haven of peace)
Newport: Terra Marique (By land and sea)

United States of America

California

Adelanto: Progress through unity
Alameda: Prosperitas terra mari que (Prosperity from the land and sea)^[29]
Banning: Proud History, Prosperous Tomorrow
Berkeley: Westward the course of empire takes its way; / The first four Acts already past, / A fifth shall close the Drama with the day; / Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Carson: Future Unlimited
Ceres: Together We Achieve
Del Mar: Multum in parvis (Much in little)^[30]
Downey: Future Unlimited
Eastvale: Family, Community, Diversity
El Centro: Shining with Opportunity
Eureka: Eureka (I have found it)
Garden Grove: Absit invidia (Let envy be absent)Gardena: Freeway City
Half Moon Bay: Vivir, trabajar, jugar (Live, work, play)
Hanford: Planning Tomorrows
Kerman: Community Comes First
Lanare: Building from the Ground Up
Manhattan Beach: Sun, Sand, Sea
Millbrae: A Place in the Sun
Monterey: Anda (Onward)^[31]
Ontario: Balanced Community
Orange Cove: Honoring Our Past, Embracing Our Future, Come Grow With Us; In God We Trust
Paradise: In Harmony with Nature
Redwood City: Climate Best by Government Test^[32]
Rialto: Bridge to Progress
San Diego: Semper vigilans (Always vigilant)
San Francisco: Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra (Gold in peace, iron in war)
Santa Fe Springs: Salus populi suprema lex exto (Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law)
Upland: Madonna of the Trail

Florida

Palm Bay: A Perfect Place to Grow

Illinois

Chicago: Template:Lang-la (City in a garden)

Indiana

East Chicago: Progredemur (We progress)
Fort Wayne: Ke-ki-on-ga
Hammond: Land of Calumet
South Bend: Peace
Valparaiso: Vale of Paradise

Iowa

State of Iowa: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain

Kentucky

Campbellsville: Urbs progrediens media in civitate (City in the middle of the commonwealth)

Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Template:Lang-la (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
Boston: Template:Lang-la (God be with us as He was with our fathers)
Somerville: Municipal Freedom Gives National Strength

Maryland

Baltimore: Believe

Michigan

Detroit: Template:Lang-la (We hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes)
Grand Rapids: Template:Lang-la (strength in activity)

Minnesota

Minneapolis: En Avant (Forward)

North Carolina

North Carolina State Motto: Template:Lang-la (To be rather than to seem)

Ohio

Centerville: Progress, Stability
Chillicothe: Primum capitolium Ohioensis (Ohio's first capital)
Cincinnati: Juncta juvant (Unity assists)
Cleveland: Progress & Prosperity
Coldwater: The family is our most important product
Dublin: where yesterday meets tomorrow
Fairborn: Tradition, Innovation
Obetz: For Work, For Play, For Everyone
Parma: Progress Through Partnerships
Reading: Wir Tun Unser Bestes (We Try Our Best)
St. Marys: Where Living is a Pleasure; Urbs inter agros (City amid fields)
Streetsboro: Gateway to Progress
Toledo: Laborare est orare (To work is to pray)
Union: Sheets Rifle

Oregon

Oregon State Motto: She flies with her own wings^[33]
Portland, Oregon: The City that Works^[34]

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia: Template:Lang-la (Let brotherly love continue)

Texas

Austin, Texas: Friendship

Virginia

Virginia State Motto: Template:Lang-la (Thus always to tyrants)
Richmond, Virginia: Template:Lang-la (Such is the way to the Stars)

British counties

England

Traditional

Bedfordshire: Constant Be
Buckinghamshire: Template:Lang-la (No stepping back)
Cambridgeshire: Template:Lang-la (Through waves, through fields)
Cheshire: Template:Lang-la (By the right and dignity of the sword)
Cornwall: Cornish: Onen Hag Oll (One and all)
Cumberland: Template:Lang-la (I carry through)
Derbyshire: Template:Lang-la (By good counsel)
Devon: Template:Lang-la (By divine aid)
Durham:
Dorset: Who's Afear'd
Essex:
Gloucestershire: Template:Lang-la (Ever forward)
Hants:
Herefordshire: Template:Lang-la (This fair land is the gift of God)
Hertfordshire: Trust and fear not
Huntingdonshire: Template:Lang-la (By work everything flourishes)
Kent: Template:Lang-la (Unconquered)
Lancashire: Template:Lang-la (In counsel is wisdom)
Leicestershire: For'ard For'ard
Lincolnshire: Template:Lang-la (Perseverance conquers)
Middlesex:
Norfolk:
Northamptonshire: Template:Lang-la (The Rose—Emblem of Harmony)
Northumberland: Northumberland
Nottinghamshire: Template:Lang-la (Progress with wisdom)
Oxfordshire: Template:Lang-la (Dare to be wise)
Rutland: Template:Lang-la (Much in little)
Shropshire: Template:Lang-la (Let Salop flourish)
Somerset: Template:Lang-ang (All the people of Somerset)
Staffordshire: The knot unites
Suffolk: Template:Lang-la (Direct our work)
Surrey:
Sussex: We wunt be druv (Sussaxon dialect: We won't be driven)
Warwickshire: United to serve
Westmorland:
Yorkshire, East Riding: Tradition and Progress
Yorkshire, North Riding:
Yorkshire, West Riding: Template:Lang-la (Heed counsel)
Wiltshire:
Worcestershire:

Ceremonial

Bristol: Template:Lang-la (Virtue and hard work)
Cumbria: Template:Lang-la (I shall lift up mine eyes unto the mountains)
East Sussex:
Greater London:
Greater Manchester: Ever Vigilant
Isle of Wight: All this beauty is of God
Merseyside: Unity in the Service of All
North Yorkshire: Template:Lang-la (Stronger by union)
South Yorkshire: Each shall strive for the Welfare of All
Tyne and Wear:
West Midlands: Forward in Unity
West Sussex:
West Yorkshire: By Effort Achieve

Former

Avon:
Cleveland: Endeavour
Hereford and Worcester:
Humberside: United we Flourish

Scotland

Aberdeen: Bon Accord
Angus: Scots: Lippen on Angus (Trust in Angus)
Ayr: God Shaw the Right
Banff: Template:Lang-la (With hope and courage)
Caithness: Commit thy Wark to God
Clackmannan: Leuk aboot ye
Dumfries:
Dunbarton: Scottish Gaelic: Levenax (Land of the elm trees)
East Lothian:
Fife: Template:Lang-la (By virtue and by industry)
Inverness: Scottish Gaelic: Air son Math na Siorrachd (For the good of the county)
Kincardine: Template:Lang-la (Praise to God)
Kinross: For all Time
Kirkcudbright:
Lanark:
Midlothian:
Moray: Template:Lang-la (In hope)
Nairn: Unite and be Mindful
Orkney: Template:Lang-la (Home to the winds, friend of the sea)
Peebles: Template:Lang-la (There is increase by swimming against the stream
Perth: Template:Lang-la (For law and liberty)
Renfrew:
Ross and Cromarty: Dread God and Do Well
Roxburgh: Template:Lang-la (Yield not to misfortunes [evil things] but go on more boldly against them)
Selkirk:
Stirling:
Sutherland: Scottish Gaelic: Dluth Lean Do Dhuthchas Le Durachd (Cling to thy heritage with diligence)
West Lothian: Aye for the Common Weal
Wigtown:
Zetland: Icelandic: Með Lögum Skal Land Byggja (With laws shall this land be built)

Wales

Traditional

Anglesey: Welsh: Môn Mam Cymru (Anglesey mother of Wales)
Brecknock: Welsh: Undeb Hedd Llwyddiant (Unity, peace, prosperity)
Caernarfon: Welsh: Cadernid Gwynedd (The strength of Gwynedd)
Carmarthen: Welsh: Rhyddid gwerin ffyniant gwlad (A free people a prosperous country)
Cardigan or Ceredigion: Welsh: Golud Gwlad Rhyddid (A nation's wealth is freedom)
Denbigh: Welsh: Duw â digon (God is sufficient)
Flint: Welsh: Gorau tarian, cyfiawnder (The best shield is justice)
Glamorgan: Welsh: A ddioddefws a orfu (He that endureth, overcometh)
Merioneth or Merionydd: Welsh: Tra Mor Tra Meirion (While the sea lasts, so shall Merionethshire)
Monmouth: Template:Lang-la (Faithful to both)
Montgomery: Welsh: Powys paradwys Cymru (Powys paradise of Wales)
Pembroke: Template:Lang-la (Out of unity is strength)
Radnor: Welsh: Ewch yn Uwch (Higher and higher)

Ceremonial

Clwyd: Welsh: Tarian cyfiawnder Duw (The shield of justice is God)
Dyfed: Welsh: Rhyddid Gwerin Ffyniant Gwlad (A free people, a prosperous country) - as Carmarthenshire
Gwent: Template:Lang-la (Faithful to both) - as Monmouthshire
Gwynedd: Welsh: Cadernid Gwynedd (The strength of Gwynedd) - as Caernarfonshire
Mid Glamorgan: Welsh: A Ddioddefws a Orfu (He who suffers, conquers) - as Glamorgan
Powys: Welsh: Undeb A Rhyddid (Unity and freedom)
South Glamorgan: Welsh: Y Ddinas a'r Fro (The city and the vale)
West Glamorgan: Welsh: Cardarn pob Cyfiawn (The just are strong)

Mottos of the Livery Companies of the City of London

Educational institutions

References

^ "What is the United Church of Christ?". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Coast Guard History". United States Coast Guard. 2016-12-21.
^ "Pes meus stetit in directo - Heraldic motto". www.heraldry-wiki.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Mackinnon of Dunakin, Charles (1968). Observer's Book of Heraldry. Frederick Warne & Co. retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ David Thorns and Ben Schrader, 'City history and people - Towns to cities', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/interactive/23508/civic-coats-of-arms (accessed 21 January 2019)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Thames Valley and Chiltern Area". CivicHeraldry.co.uk. Robert Young. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
^ "Mayor of Wycombe". History of Wycombe's Swan. Mayor of Wycombe. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "East Anglia Essex". Civic Heraldry. Robert Young. Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
^ "Chester - Coat of arms (crest) of Chester". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ By the right and dignity of the Sword
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad "Greater London". Civic Heraldry. Robert Young. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cornwall and Wessex". Civic Heraldry. Robert Young. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "Cumbria and the Palatine Counties". Civic Heraldry. Robert Young. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa "Weald and Downs". Civic Heraldry. Robert Young. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
^ "Liverpool (England)". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Bradford". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Calderdale's coat of arms". www.calderdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
^ "Leeds". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Rotherham". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Sheffield". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Wakefield". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Aberdeen". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Arbroath". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Braemar". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Clydebank". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Dingwall". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
^ "Orkney". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
^ "Shetland". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
^ "About City Hall". City of Alameda. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
^ Haydu, Lee (November 19, 2014). Letter to John Laird. City of Del Mar, California http://www.opc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/agenda_items/20141202/Item-6-PublicComment.pdf. Retrieved May 14, 2018. {{cite press release}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "City Seal and Flag". City of Monterey, California. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
^ ""Business Climate Best by Government Test" City Puts a Spotlight on Economic Development". Redwood City. October 31, 2011. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
^ "State Symbols: Flag to Motto". Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^ "City Slogan". City of Portland. City of Portland Archives & Records Management. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

External links

Mottos in heraldry (over 2000)

[1] "What is the United Church of Christ?". Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[2] "Coast Guard History". United States Coast Guard. 2016-12-21.

[3] "Pes meus stetit in directo - Heraldic motto". www.heraldry-wiki.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.

[heraldry-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Mackinnon of Dunakin, Charles (1968). Observer's Book of Heraldry. Frederick Warne & Co. retrieved 10 November 2013.

[5] David Thorns and Ben Schrader, 'City history and people - Towns to cities', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/interactive/23508/civic-coats-of-arms (accessed 21 January 2019)

[CHTV-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Thames Valley and Chiltern Area". CivicHeraldry.co.uk. Robert Young. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

[7] "Mayor of Wycombe". History of Wycombe's Swan. Mayor of Wycombe. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

[CHEA-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "East Anglia Essex". Civic Heraldry. Robert Young. Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

[9] "Chester - Coat of arms (crest) of Chester". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[10] By the right and dignity of the Sword

[CHGL-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad "Greater London". Civic Heraldry. Robert Young. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

[CHCW-12] "Cornwall and Wessex". Civic Heraldry. Robert Young. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-12-10.

[CHCP-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "Cumbria and the Palatine Counties". Civic Heraldry. Robert Young. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

[CHWD-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa "Weald and Downs". Civic Heraldry. Robert Young. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

[15] "Liverpool (England)". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[16] "Bradford". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[17] "Calderdale's coat of arms". www.calderdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

[18] "Leeds". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[19] "Rotherham". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[20] "Sheffield". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[21] "Wakefield". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[22] "Aberdeen". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[23] "Arbroath". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[24] "Braemar". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[25] "Clydebank". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[26] "Dingwall". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

[27] "Orkney". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2017-01-26.

[28] "Shetland". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2017-01-26.

[29] "About City Hall". City of Alameda. Retrieved May 14, 2018.

[30] Haydu, Lee (November 19, 2014). Letter to John Laird. City of Del Mar, California http://www.opc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/agenda_items/20141202/Item-6-PublicComment.pdf. Retrieved May 14, 2018. {{cite press release}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[31] "City Seal and Flag". City of Monterey, California. Retrieved May 14, 2018.

[32] ""Business Climate Best by Government Test" City Puts a Spotlight on Economic Development". Redwood City. October 31, 2011. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.

[33] "State Symbols: Flag to Motto". Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

[34] "City Slogan". City of Portland. City of Portland Archives & Records Management. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

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