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The Pontefract Coat of Arms obviously depicts the famous castle with the Latin phrase "Post Mortem Patris Pro Filio". This refers to the time when Charles I was executed, when it became the motto of the Royalist supporters who were under siege in the castle. It translates as - "After the death of the father, we are for the son" and proclaimed the support of inhabitants for Charles II. The troops defending the castle at this time were paid with rough coins minted in the castle itself and the town motto can be seen on these siege coins.
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