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===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms :''' Barry of eight argent and vert, a griffin segreant Or within a bordure azure charged with eight roses of the first, barbed and seeded proper. <br> | '''Arms :''' Barry of eight argent and vert, a griffin segreant Or within a bordure azure charged with eight roses of the first, barbed and seeded proper. <br> | ||
'''Motto:''' Quaerere verum. | '''Motto:''' Quaerere verum. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on April 13, 1801. | The arms were officially granted on April 13, 1801. | ||
{{ | Downing College founded in 1800 under the will of Sir George Downing, Bt. The bordure differences the arms of the college from those of the founder. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:cam-downing.woc.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges|tobacco card]], (1922) | |||
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DOWNING COLLEGE (CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY)
Country: United Kingdom
Campus/location : Cambridge
Official blazon
Arms : Barry of eight argent and vert, a griffin segreant Or within a bordure azure charged with eight roses of the first, barbed and seeded proper.
Motto: Quaerere verum.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 13, 1801.
Downing College founded in 1800 under the will of Sir George Downing, Bt. The bordure differences the arms of the college from those of the founder.
The arms on a tobacco card, (1922) |
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