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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''' : Per chevron Vert and Or, in chief two Towers Or, in base in front of an open Book Argent, bound and clasped, a Rod of Aesculapius Gules, the Serpent Vert, on a Chief Gules a Lion passant Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Per chevron Vert and Or, in chief two Towers Or, in base in front of an open Book Argent, bound and clasped, a Rod of Aesculapius Gules, the Serpent Vert, on a Chief Gules a Lion passant Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Or and Vert, a Piping Shrike displayed proper perched upon five Mullets in fess Argent.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath Or and Vert, a Piping Shrike displayed proper perched upon five Mullets in fess Argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'Servire ac Docere' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'Servire ac Docere' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on February 3, 1967. | The arms were officially granted on February 3, 1967. | ||
The heraldic lion marks the Hospital's privilege of using the Royal prefix. The two towers com memorate the century-old central building recently demolished. In the lower segment of the shield are the emblems of teaching and healing. The book is a replica of the one which appears on the | The heraldic lion marks the Hospital's privilege of using the Royal prefix. The two towers com memorate the century-old central building recently demolished. In the lower segment of the shield are the emblems of teaching and healing. The book is a replica of the one which appears on the arms of the [[University of Adelaide]], and marks the association between the University and the Hospital in the Adelaide Medical School. | ||
The Crest showing the piping shrike indicates that the Hospital is a [[South Australia]]n institution. | The Crest showing the piping shrike indicates that the Hospital is a [[South Australia]]n institution. |
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