AFRICAN COMPANY, The Royal.

AFRICAN COMPANY, The Royal. (Incorporated 20th January 1662.) Or, an elephant azure, on his back a quadrangular castle argent, masoned proper ; on the sinister tower a flag-staff and banner gules, on the dexter corner of the banner a canton argent, charged with a cross gules, on the dexter corner of the escutcheon a canton quarterly of France and England. Crest — On a ducal coronet or, an anchor erect sable, cabled of the first between two dragons' wings expanded argent, each charged with a cross gules. Supporters — Two African blacks proper, vested round the waist with a skirt argent, pearls in their ears and round their necks, banded round the temples or, thereon feathers erect of various Colours, each holding in his exterior hand an arrow or, barbed and flighted argent. Motto — " Regio floret patrocinio commercium commercioque regnum."

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