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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
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'''Arms''' : Gules, a trophy composed of a spade and hammer with two swords, all in saltire, and conjoined wings in fess surmounted by an anchor, in chief a chain enarched, all Or. <br>
'''Arms''' : Gules, a trophy composed of a spade and hammer with two swords, all in saltire, and conjoined wings in fess surmounted by an anchor, in chief a chain enarched, all Or. <br>
'''Crest''': Out of an ancient crown Or, in front of an embattled gate gules, the portcullis raised sable, a lion passant guardant crowned Or. <br>
'''Crest''': Out of an ancient crown Or, in front of an embattled gate gules, the portcullis raised sable, a lion passant guardant crowned Or. <br>
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': That the past may serve
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': That the past may serve
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===Origin/meaning===
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]:  


[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Granted 1969]]
[[Category:Granted 1969]]

Latest revision as of 05:06, 4 May 2024

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM

Coat of arms (crest) of Imperial War Museum

Official blazon

Official blazon
English

Arms : Gules, a trophy composed of a spade and hammer with two swords, all in saltire, and conjoined wings in fess surmounted by an anchor, in chief a chain enarched, all Or.
Crest: Out of an ancient crown Or, in front of an embattled gate gules, the portcullis raised sable, a lion passant guardant crowned Or.
Motto: That the past may serve

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 10, 1969.

Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.

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