University College Hospital

Institutional Heraldry of the World : United Kingdom England

Official blazon

English

Arms : Per fesse Or and azure, an ancient galley proper, the sail argent charged with a serpent nowed vert, the pennon gules, and in chief two maple leaves slipped also proper. Crest: On a wreath of the colours, A pelican in her piety proper charged on the breast with a plate, thereon a cross gules. Motto: Ratione dirige cursum

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 7, 1907.

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