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Or between four ostrich feathers argent, two oars in saltire proper, the blade of that to the dexter dark blue and that to the sinister light blue.
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Gules armed and beaked Azure each supporting an Oar proper the blade of the dexter Dark Blue and that of the sinister Light Blue.
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In addition to bleu celeste, there is also an apparently unique example in British heraldry of the use of "light blue" in the
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being granted in 2016 using bleu celeste in the blazon for the field, mantling and charge, in each case
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passes on the Thames. The arms show the respective blades of the teams' oars, coloured dark
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Bleu celeste can also be seen in the arms of Israel and Peru and also in the arms of former
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The supporters of the arms of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: On either side a
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This article is about the heraldic tincture. For use of the color elsewhere, see
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Generally considered to be European rather than English or Scottish, after the
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Non-traditional, regional, or rarely used (sometimes considered unheraldic)
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When in 1965 that borough merged with its neighbours to form the
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charges have been placed on a bleu celeste field, and
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Celeste (colour)
Sky blue
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Sky blue
Hatching
Blue celeste tincture
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tincture
heraldry
staynard colours
azure
First World War
badges
Royal Air Force
azure
heraldic authorities
College of Arms
arms of Jacob Flamberg
Canadian
Governor General
Ray Hnatyshyn
University of Natal

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Municipal Borough of Barnes
Oxford versus Cambridge boat race

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