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[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|300 px|center| | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|300 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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'''Arms''' : Azure, a sun in his splendour Or; on a chief sable a saltire argent surmounted by a rod of Aesculapius proper. <br> | '''Arms''' : Azure, a sun in his splendour Or; on a chief sable a saltire argent surmounted by a rod of Aesculapius proper. <br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a rim Or a white owl proper holding with the dexter claw a rod of Aesculapius gold. Mantled azure, doubled Or. <br> | '''Crest''': On a rim Or a white owl proper holding with the dexter claw a rod of Aesculapius gold. Mantled azure, doubled Or. <br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Ex umbris eruditio MDCCCCXX | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Ex umbris eruditio MDCCCCXX | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on May 3, 1951. | The arms were officially granted on May 3, 1951. | ||
The sun is associated with healing and is a source of radiation. The white cross on the black background represents light and shadow. The X also refers to X-rays. | |||
The rod of Aesculapius is a commonly used medical heraldic device representing the staff of life entwined by the serpent of sickness. | |||
The crest also shows the rod of Aesculapius. The white owl in the crest represents wisdom and is all-seeing. | |||
The motto reads: From a shadow cometh knowledge (light) 1920 | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information brochure from the society | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1951]] | [[Category:Granted 1951]] |
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