[Adopted 7-4-1975 by Res. No. 4-75]
The Seal is described as follows:
A. Proper heraldic description:
(1) Arms: Gules, Two Wings Co-Joined in Lure, or.
(2) Crest: Out of a Ducal Coronet, or, a Phoenix of the
Last, Issuing From Flames, Proper.
B. Translation:
(1) Arms: Red, Two Wings, Joined at the Back with Tips
Point Downward, Gold.
(2) Crest: Out of a Ducal Coronet, Gold (Usually Shown
with 3 Green Stones and 2 Red Stones in the Head) Band, A Phoenix
of Gold Issuing From Flames, as they Would Appear in Life.
(3) Motto: Foy Pour Devoir (Faithful To Duty). The Motto
is displayed on a Silver Banner with Gold Tassles. The Motto is of
ancient French origin.
C. The aforegoing heraldic devices are displayed on a
field of royal blue since Leonardtown was established under a Royal
Decree of King Charles the Second and later decrees of Queen Anne
and King George II.
D. The whole is surrounded with a band of gold on which
is inscribed the words, "LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND," at the top and the
date "1728" at the bottom, all spaced by 13 stars indicative of the
fact that Leonardtown was an old town when the 13 original states
were formed.
[Adopted 7-4-1975 by Res. No. 5-75]
The following is the description of the flag
of Leonardtown: a plain red rectangle two feet high by three feet
wide in size, completely bordered with gold fringe (one inch in length),
and bearing in the center of the field the Seal of Leonardtown, already
described, 1/5 the height of the field. The Seal is to be found on
both the obverse and reverse sides of the rectangle.