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[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|400 px| | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
''Arms'': Azure, between two chains fessewise three anchors argent, in chief a salamander in flames and in base a garb Or. <br> | |||
'''Crest''': Out of a Saxon crown Or, an arm embowed in armour proper, the hand also proper grasping by the blade a sword in bend sinister, point downwards, gules. <br> | |||
'''Supporters''': On the dexter side a sea unicorn argent, the foreparts gules, armed, bearded and finned Or, and on the sinister side a sea lion also argent, the foreparts also gules, finned gold; each holding by the exterior leg a book, the spine turned outwards from the breast, azure, edged, garnished and with pendent marker also gold. <br> | |||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Consilium scientia | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on September 25, 1933 in England and in 1959 in Scotland. | |||
The salamander symbolises Fire Insurance. The Salamander is a fairly common charge in heraldry and is often shown as a dragon in flames of fire. In this case it is displayed without wings and follows the shape of a lizard. In the Middle Ages it was believed that the creature had the shape of a man and lived in fire. The Greek derivation means a man that lives in the chimney or fire. | |||
The garb or sheaf of grain represents life assurance, and two chains, security against accidents. The anchors, standing for safety at sea, stress the marine interests. | |||
The Motto "Wisdom and Knowledge" implies the importance of the Institute's educational activities. | |||
[[ | The Scottish grant: | ||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}scotland.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1933]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1959]] |
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