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[[File:uni-exeter.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:uni-exeter.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Argent, a saltire vert surmounted in chief of an open book proper inscribed with the words LUCEM SEQUIMUR; on a chief gules a triple-towered fortress gold; all within a bordure sable bezantee. | Argent, a saltire vert surmounted in chief of an open book proper inscribed with the words LUCEM SEQUIMUR; on a chief gules a triple-towered fortress gold; all within a bordure sable bezantee. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on May 24, 1923 to the University College of the South West of England, Exeter; transferred to the University upon its creation in 1955. | The arms were officially granted on May 24, 1923 to the University College of the South West of England, Exeter; transferred to the University upon its creation in 1955. | ||
{{ | The gold fortress is taken from the arms of [[Exeter]] while the green saltire is from the arms of [[Plymouth]], the biggest and second biggest cities in the region. The golden bezants are from the arms of [[Cornwall]] while the book is a symbol of learning. The words included in the book are "Lucem sequimur" meaning "We follow the light". | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1984 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]: Info from Felix Dürr. | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom (Universities)]] | [[Category:United Kingdom (Universities)]] | ||
[[Category:Universities]] | [[Category:Universities]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1923]] | [[Category:Granted 1923]] |
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