DescriptionCoat of arms of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council.png
English: The Coat of arms of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, the local government authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. The blazon is: ARMS: Vert on a Pale wavy Argent a Roach haurient proper all within a Bordure Or charged with six Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours between two Sprigs of the Cotton Plant a Woolpack charged with a Fleece proper banded Or above a Millrind fesswise Sable.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side an eagle Or gorged with a Ribband Argent pendant therefrom by a Ring or a Ram's Head also Argent and on the sinister side a Falcon Or gorged with a like Ribband pendent therefrom by a Ring Or a pierced Mulley Sable.
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2008-08-07T12:55:25Z Jza84 580x506 (122319 Bytes) tidy band
2008-08-06T23:55:56Z Jza84 580x506 (122819 Bytes) fix colour of band
2008-08-06T22:53:26Z Jza84 580x506 (123572 Bytes) == Summary == {{Information |Description=A crest symbolising "Milnrow". It is a sheep and its fleece being weighed, a reminder of the town's wollen weaving trade was. |Source=Self-made vexel, based on the graphic from town's
2010-09-13T14:28:06Z Toomuchcash 430x260 (248075 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=SVG version of flag}} |Source=[http://www.flaginstitute.org The Flag Institute] [http://www.flaginstitute.org/index.php?location=10&flagtype=county&flagid=112] |Author=[http://www.forl.co.uk
{{Information |Description={{en|1=The '''Coat of arms of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council''', the local government authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. The blazon is:<br>'''''ARMS:''' Vert on a Pale wavy