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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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'''Arms''' : Sable, on a chevron Or between three leopards' heads argent, each crowned with an Eastern crown of the second, as many fleurs-de-lis azure. <br> | '''Arms''' : Sable, on a chevron Or between three leopards' heads argent, each crowned with an Eastern crown of the second, as many fleurs-de-lis azure. <br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, A woman sitting accompanied with three children proper, habited azure, being the •emblem of Charity. <br> | '''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, A woman sitting accompanied with three children proper, habited azure, being the •emblem of Charity. <br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On either side an angel proper, habited argent, the hair and wings Or, each holding a book proper, the clasps gold. <br> | '''Supporters''': On either side an angel proper, habited argent, the hair and wings Or, each holding a book proper, the clasps gold. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': Dare quam accipere. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Dare quam accipere. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|center|400 px| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on the hospital | ||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1725]] | [[Category:Granted 1725]] | ||
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GUY'S HOSPITAL
Official blazon
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Arms : Sable, on a chevron Or between three leopards' heads argent, each crowned with an Eastern crown of the second, as many fleurs-de-lis azure. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 24, 1725 to the Corporation for the Management and Disposition of the Charities of Thomas Guy of London.
Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.
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 The arms on the hospital |