Coat-of-arms and flag of the County of Oxfordshire

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Dear Oxfordshire County Council,

Could you please supply the following information if they are available in your records:

1 The blazon (that is, the heraldic description) for the coat-of-arms of the County of Oxfordshire, as found in the grant of arms. (I understand that a colloquial discussion of the coat-of-arms is available on your website at http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/plink/publ... along with an image.)

2 A vector graphics file or (less preferably) a high-resolution image file of the flag of the County of Oxfordshire.

3 A description of elements in the flag of the County of Oxfordshire.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Dr Kaihsu Tai

Rowan, Sarah - Corporate Core - Democratic Services, Oxfordshire County Council

Our reference:  2197 FOI
 
Dear Dr Tai
 
Thank you for your request of 29 June 2010 in which you asked for the
following information:

1 The blazon (that is, the heraldic description) for the
     coat-of-arms of the County of Oxfordshire, as found in the grant of
     arms. (I understand that a colloquial discussion of the
     coat-of-arms is available on your website at
    
[1]http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/plink/publ...

     along with an image.)
    
     2 A vector graphics file or (less preferably) a high-resolution
     image file of the flag of the County of Oxfordshire.
    
     3 A description of elements in the flag of the County of
     Oxfordshire.

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Yours sincerely,

Sarah Rowan
Complaints & Freedom of Information Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Legal & Democratic Services
Complaints & Freedom of Information Team
County Hall
New Road
Oxford
OX1 1ND

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Rowan, Sarah - Corporate Core - Democratic Services, Oxfordshire County Council

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Our reference: 2197 FOI

Dear Dr Tai
 
Thank you for your request of 29 June 2010 in which you asked for the
following information:
    
1 The blazon (that is, the heraldic description) for the coat-of-arms of
the County of Oxfordshire, as found in the grant of arms. (I understand
that a colloquial discussion of the

 coat-of-arms is available on your website at
    
[1]http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/plink/publ...

 along with an image.)
    
2 A vector graphics file or (less preferably) a high-resolution image file
of the flag of the County of Oxfordshire.
    
3 A description of elements in the flag of the County of Oxfordshire.
    

Taking each of your points in turn:
1 The blazon (that is, the heraldic description) for the coat-of-arms of
the County of Oxfordshire, as found in the grant of arms.

I attach a description for the coat-of-arms for the County of
Oxfordshire. 

<<Description of coat-or-arms of Oxfordshire County Council.pdf>>
Please note that the coat-of-arms cannot be reproduced or displayed
without the consent of the County Solicitor for Oxfordshire County Council
as set out in Oxfordshire County Council’s Constitution (Part 7.4, Para 1.
B. (r)) which states :

‘Powers exercisable by the County Solicitor:
(r) Authorisation of the reproduction or display of the Council's armorial
bearings or any part thereof.’

2 A vector graphics file or (less preferably) a high-resolution image file
of the flag of the County of Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council does not hold a vector graphics file or a
high-resolution image of the flag of the County of Oxfordshire.

3 A description of elements in the flag of the County of Oxfordshire.
The flag of the County of Oxfordshire contains the same elements as the
shield on the coat-of arms.  This information is contained in the attached
description.

 
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Yours sincerely,

Sarah Rowan
Complaints & Freedom of Information Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Legal & Democratic Services
Complaints & Freedom of Information Team
County Hall
New Road
Oxford
OX1 1ND

Tel: 01865 816395
Fax: 01865 783195
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