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ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN

Official blazon

Official blazon

English

Arms : Azure, the sun in splendour Or, in base the ocean proper; on a canton argent an escutcheon gules charged with a lion passant guardant of the second. Crest: Out of a mural crown Or an oak tree fructed proper. Supporters: (Dexter) a figure representing Minerva habited in a robe flowing to the feet argent, supervested with a tunic purpure, zoned Or, bearing on her breast a gorget charged with Medusa's head of the last, and on her head a helmet surmounted by an owl gold, the plume argent, in her dexter hand a spear erect proper; (Sinister) a figure representing Vesta habited in a flowing robe argent, banded from the right shoulder under the left breast, the band Or, her head encircled by a golden fillet, her vest thrown back, and her exterior hand holding a torch illumined proper. Motto: Illustrans commoda vitae

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1800.

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Heraldry of the World

British heraldry portal Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom

Arms of Counties Arms of cities and towns Heraldry in England Heraldry in Scotland Heraldry in Wales Heraldry in Northern Ireland Channel Islands Ecclesiastical heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Military heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Collector's items Overseas possessions Total pages in the British section : 15,930 Total images in the British section : 9,632