Letters Patent to Derbyshire County Council for armorial bearings The blazons are as follows. For the arms: "Or a Rose Gules surmounted by another Argent both barbed and seeded proper on a Chief Sable three Stag's Heads caboshed of the third". For the crest: "Out of a Mural Crown Or a demi-Dragon Sable collared Argent holding in the dexter claw a Pick Or, Mantled Gules doubled Or" For the supporters: "On the dexter a Stag and on the sinister a Ram both proper each gorged with a Chain Or dependent therefrom a Rose as in the Arms". 31 Dec 1976