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'''[[:Category:Institutional heraldry|Institutional Heraldry]] of the World''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
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'''Arms''' : Azure, an ibex proper, armed and unguled Or, perched upon the point of a cornucopia gold. <br> | '''Arms''' : Azure, an ibex proper, armed and unguled Or, perched upon the point of a cornucopia gold. <br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, An ibex's head erased proper, gorged with a chain Or, pendent therefrom an escutcheon azure charged with a cornucopia Or. | '''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, An ibex's head erased proper, gorged with a chain Or, pendent therefrom an escutcheon azure charged with a cornucopia Or. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms depict an Ibex (Mountain Goat) perched upon a Cornucopia. The symbolism was designed to depict 'balance' (the Ibex) in the 'time of plenty' (the Cornucopia). This underlines the philosophy of good nutrition: that, while we enjoy a relative wealth of food and nutrition, we need to balance this according to our needs. | The arms depict an Ibex (Mountain Goat) perched upon a Cornucopia. The symbolism was designed to depict 'balance' (the Ibex) in the 'time of plenty' (the Cornucopia). This underlines the philosophy of good nutrition: that, while we enjoy a relative wealth of food and nutrition, we need to balance this according to our needs. | ||
'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
[[Literature]] : | |||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1958]] | [[Category:Granted 1958]] |
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