Croydon Council's old badge was resigned to the cutting room floor on Monday night when councillors voted in favour of adopting a new, more traditional, design.
Council Leader Hugh Malyan described the old badge, which is a derivative of the borough's official crest, as "naff" at the Town Hall cabinet committee meeting.
The badge's current design is a circular emblem which consists of two elements taken from the crest - a sword and an image of water.
But this has been ditched in favour of a concise version of the Council's original crest - believed to accurately depict the borough's heritage. The only apparent difference between the two will be the omission of the crest's motto at the bottom.
Councillor Hugh Malyan welcomed the change, saying: "We have had few requests for the existing badge because, well, it is so naff.
"The design was too complicated and could not be reproduced effectively."
Currently the badge is used by organisations connected with the borough who wish to use the emblem, mostly on their stationery. Recent licence applications for its use in the last two years include requests from the Croydon Borough Band and the Croydon Male Voice Choir.
It will cost the council £1,800 to register the new badge but it is then up to applicants to fund the relevant costs in reproducing the design on their own headed paper.
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