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Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free logo true for Reading, Berkshire
Description	This is the logo for Reading, Berkshire. Further details: The coat of arms of the Reading, Berkshire, England Arms: Azure five Maidens' Heads in saltire couped at the shoulders and vested proper each crined and wearing a Necklace and Pendant Or the centre head imperially crowned Gold the Cap Gules in fess the Letters RE also Gold. Crest: On a Wreath Argent and Azure issuant from a Circlet of four [inverted] Escallops and as many Lyres alternating Or a Mitre proper. Supporters: On either side a Ram Argent armed and unguled Or charged on the shoulder the dexter with a Portcullis chained Azure the sinister with a Hurt thereon a Plate charged with two Bars wavy also Azure. Motto: 'A DEO ET REGINA' - From God and the Queen. Arms recorded at Visitations of 1566, 1623 and 1665. Certified 22nd September 1893, with considerable differences in details. Crest and supporters granted 20 May 1953, to the Reading County Borough Council. The Borough of Reading is coterminous with the former County Borough of Reading.
Source	CIVIC HERALDRY OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Article	Reading, Berkshire
Portion used	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Low resolution?	The logo is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution.
Purpose of use	The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing Reading, Berkshire, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey.
Replaceable?	Because it is a non-free logo, there is almost certainly no free representation. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary.
Other information	about the civic heraldry images...
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Reading, Berkshire//en.wiki.x.io/wiki/File:Reading_Coat_of_Arms.pngtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free logo true for Reading Borough Council
Description	This is the logo for Reading Borough Council. Further details: The coat of arms of the Reading, Berkshire, England Arms: Azure five Maidens' Heads in saltire couped at the shoulders and vested proper each crined and wearing a Necklace and Pendant, the centre head imperially crowned Gold the Cap Gules in fess the Letters RE also Gold. Crest: On a Wreath Argent and Azure issuant from a Circlet of 4 our [inverted] Escallops and as many Lyres alternating Or a Mitre proper. Supporters: On either side a Ram Argent armed and unguled Or charged on the shoulder the dexter with a Portcullis chained Azure the sinister with a Hurt thereon a Plate charged with two Bars wavy also Azure. Motto: 'A DEO ET REGINA' - From God and the Queen. Arms recorded at Visitations of 1566, 1623 and 1665. Certified 22nd September 1893, with considerable differences in details. Crest and supporters granted 20 May 1953, to the Reading County Borough Council. The Borough of Reading is coterminous with the former County Borough of Reading.
Source	CIVIC HERALDRY OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Article	Reading Borough Council
Portion used	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Low resolution?	The logo is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution.
Purpose of use	The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing Reading Borough Council, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey.
Replaceable?	Because it is a non-free logo, there is almost certainly no free representation. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary.
Other information	about the civic heraldry images...
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Reading Borough Council//en.wiki.x.io/wiki/File:Reading_Coat_of_Arms.pngtrue

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	07:46, 26 November 2010	No thumbnail	354 × 345 (244 KB)	BaldBoris (talk \| contribs)	{{Information \|Description = ARMS: Azure five Maidens' Heads in saltire couped at the shoulders and vested proper each crined and wearing a Necklace and Pendant Or the centre head imperially crowned Gold the Cap Gules in fess the Letters RE also Gold.

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