Mayoral badge: Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington
Object
Badge
Production date
1913 = 1919
Object number
1992.64
Physical Description
Oval mayoral badge in silver, gilt, enamel, with hanging loop. 75 x 40 x 15mm. The front features the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington's coat of arms and motto, surrounded by the inscription: 'STOKE NEWINGTON 1913-19, RESPICE PROSPICE'. The back is inscribed; '
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Dimension
Height: 75mm
Width: 40mm
Depth: 15mm
Width: 40mm
Depth: 15mm
Exhibition Label
From Hackney Town Hall Vaults display [2018- ]
Stoke Newington Mayoral Badge, 1919
The coat of arms of Stoke Newington contains references to important people who lived in the Borough.
The lion represents the former Lord Mayor of London, John Dudley. The griffin (top of the crest) symbolises Daniel Defoe, the 18th century author of Robinson Crusoe.
The oak trees recall the ancient forest, which gave Stoke Newington its name in Saxon times, and continue to represent the Borough in the modern Hackney coat of arms.
Stoke Newington Mayoral Badge, 1919
The coat of arms of Stoke Newington contains references to important people who lived in the Borough.
The lion represents the former Lord Mayor of London, John Dudley. The griffin (top of the crest) symbolises Daniel Defoe, the 18th century author of Robinson Crusoe.
The oak trees recall the ancient forest, which gave Stoke Newington its name in Saxon times, and continue to represent the Borough in the modern Hackney coat of arms.
On display?
No
Inscription
STOKE NEWINGTON 1913-19, RESPICE PROSPICE