Corporate Arms: City District Councils 1973-1996

Among the District Councils were the four Scottish cities so their councils were called "Council of the City of..." and they were allowed to keep the old supporters associated with the city, as well as the use of a crest if they already used one, although they still had to use the new crown of a District Council, viz:

a circlet richly chased from which are issuant eight thistle heads (three and two halves visible) Or

which differs only from the Regional one in missing the leaves round the thistles.

City of Aberdeen District Council (Vol 59 fol 7)

Gules three towers triple-towered within a double tressure flowered and counter-flowered Argent.

Supporters: Two leopards proper

No crest.

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City of Dundee District Council (vol 59 fol 5)

Azure a pot of three growing lilies Argent.

Crest: a lily Argent

Supporters: two dragons wings elevatd their tails nowed together underneath Vert.

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City of Edinburgh District Council (vol 59 fol 1)

Argent a castle triple-towered and embattled Sable masoned of the First and topped with three fans Gules, windows and portcullis shut of the Last, situate on a rock proper.

Crest: an anchor wreathed about with a cable all proper. 

Supporters: on the dexter a maid richly attired with her hair hanging down her shoulders, and on the sinister a doe proper   

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City of Glasgow District Council (vol 59 fol 3)

Argent on a mount in base Vert an oak tree proper, the stem at the base thereof surmounted by a salmon on its back also proper with a ring in its mouth Or, on the top of the tree a redbreast and in the sinister fess point an ancient hand bell both also proper.

Crest: The half-length figure of St Kentigern affrontée vested and mitred his right hand raised in the act of benediction and having in his left hand a crozier all proper.

Supporters: two salmon proper each holding in its mouth a signet ring Or.

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Interesting the way in which three of the four compartments refer back to the 19th century "gas-bracket" tradition!