Ramsgate Town Council
The Ramsgate Coat of Arms was granted in 1884. The top left hand quarter is the Kent County emblem, the horse rampant Invicta. The top righthand quarter is the sign of the Cinque Ports, indicating Ramsgate as a Limb or Liberty of Sandwich, one of the ancient and orgininal Cinque Ports. The dolphin in the lower left hand quarter refers to Ramsgate as a fishing port. The golden galley in the lower right hand quarter refers to the shipping in the Royal Harbour. The supporters are of a Lifeboat man and a Coastguard. Surmounting the shield is a Naval Crown and a Lighthouse. The Latin motto 'Salus Naufragis Salus Aegris' translates as 'Safty for the shipwrecked, Health for the sick'.