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Cornish chough. The chough (in Cornish = palores) is also used as a symbol of Cornwall. In Cornish poetry the chough is used to symbolise the spirit of Cornwall. Also there is a Cornish belief that King Arthur lives in the form of a chough. "Chough" was also used as a nickname for Cornish people.
Cornish heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in Cornwall, United Kingdom.While similar to English, Scottish and Welsh heraldry, Cornish heraldry has its own distinctive features.
The current logo of Cornwall Council features a Cornish chough and the 15 Cornish golden bezants on a black field as used in the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall. [7] The arms of Cornwall County Council were: Sable fifteen bezants in pile within a bordure barry wavy of eight Argent and Azure.
Because of these two symbols black, white and gold are considered colours symbolic of Cornwall. The chough (Cornish: palores) is also used as a symbol of Cornwall. In Cornish poetry the chough is used to symbolise the spirit of Cornwall. [clarification needed] Also there is a Cornish belief that King Arthur lives in the form of a chough ...
English: Flag of the Newquay unit of the Cornwall Home Guard. The bird is a Cornish chough, with the unit's nickname also having been "The Choughs". Notably flown at Trerice during the summer of 1940, when the unit held drills on the parade ground of the estate.
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The Cornish chough used as an emblem. [citation needed] c.1940–1944: Flag of the 11th (Newquay) Battalion, Cornwall Home Guard: A light yellow flag with a black Cornish chough, used by the Newquay unit of the Cornwall Home Guard (the unit's nickname was "The Choughs"). [3] [4] [5]
English: Coat of arms of the Duchy of Cornwall, Granted by the Royal Warrant of 21 June 1968. Crest: The coronet of the Heir Apparent of the United Kingdom Arms: Sable, fifteen bezants, five, four, three, two, one.