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The arms were officially granted on August 27, 1900. | The arms were officially granted on August 27, 1900. | ||
The lion and mermaid are taken from the device used by Mason’s Science College, the lion originally being the arms of the Founder Sir Josiah Mason. | |||
Th eopen book is a common symbol for universities and schools. The motto "Per ardua ad alta" means "Through hardship, great heights are reached". | |||
The arms can be seen on the campus, with the arms of Sir Josiah Mason, who in 1875 founded Mason Science College, the university's predecessor; and the arms of Lord Calthorpe, who gifted the land which now forms the campus: | The arms can be seen on the campus, with the arms of Sir Josiah Mason, who in 1875 founded Mason Science College, the university's predecessor; and the arms of Lord Calthorpe, who gifted the land which now forms the campus: | ||
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UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Country: United Kingdom
Campus/location : Birmingham
Official blazon
Per chevron, the chief per pale gules and azure, in dexter a lion rampant with two heads, in sinister a mermaid holding in the dexter hand a mirror and in the sinister a comb Or, the base sable charged with an open book proper, with two buckles and straps and edges of the third, inscribed "Per ardua ad alta".
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on August 27, 1900.
The lion and mermaid are taken from the device used by Mason’s Science College, the lion originally being the arms of the Founder Sir Josiah Mason.
Th eopen book is a common symbol for universities and schools. The motto "Per ardua ad alta" means "Through hardship, great heights are reached".
The arms can be seen on the campus, with the arms of Sir Josiah Mason, who in 1875 founded Mason Science College, the university's predecessor; and the arms of Lord Calthorpe, who gifted the land which now forms the campus:
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