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Cornish Coat of Arms

            The Postcard

A postally unused postcard that was published by JBA, Treleigh Industrial Estate, Redruth Cornwall. The card, which has a divided back, was printed in Cornwall.

The Cornish Coat of Arms

A bearded sea fisherman holding a rope or net represents the county's maritime connections, and he stands opposite a tin miner holding a sledgehammer, a reminder of Cornwall's great mineral wealth and pioneering industrial heritage. 

Above the shield rests the Chough, a relative of the Jackdaw with blue-black plumage and a distinctive curved red bill. The Chough used to proliferate on the cliffs of Cornwall, but is now almost extinct in the county, although conservationists are working to re-establish it through breeding in captivity. 

The bird rests its claw on a Ducal Coronet. The Duchy of Cornwall, which includes land in Devon, London (for example, the Oval cricket ground) and the Scilly Isles, has long been the inheritance of the sovereign's eldest son, as is the title of Duke of Cornwall.

Like the county itself, the Duchy of Cornwall shield is enclosed by waves, and at its heart is the history and mystery of the fifteen golden roundels or 'bezants'. Many fanciful guesses have been made about their origin, although no-one is really certain how the county came to adopt such a bold graphic symbol.

The motto at the bottom translates as 'One and All.'

Taken on: July 31, 2024

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