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'''Arms''' : Per fesse, the chief per pale gules and vert, the base sable, on a fesse argent a hurt charged with an egg erect proper. <br> | '''Arms''' : Per fesse, the chief per pale gules and vert, the base sable, on a fesse argent a hurt charged with an egg erect proper. <br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, Behind a mount in which vegetates the linnaea-borealis, the sun rising in splendour, all proper. <br> | '''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, Behind a mount in which vegetates the linnaea-borealis, the sun rising in splendour, all proper. <br> | ||
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LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON
Official blazon
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Arms : Per fesse, the chief per pale gules and vert, the base sable, on a fesse argent a hurt charged with an egg erect proper. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1802.
Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.
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The colours and the egg are based on the arms of Linnaues (Carl von Linné), see below. The crest is the Linnea borealis, the favourite flower of Linnaeus.
