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'''[[:Category:Institutional heraldry|Institutional Heraldry]] of the World''' : | '''[[:Category:Institutional heraldry|Institutional Heraldry]] of the World''' : | ||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | * United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | ||
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'''Compartment''': An island of pebbles all proper amid Water barry wavy Azure and Argent.<br> | '''Compartment''': An island of pebbles all proper amid Water barry wavy Azure and Argent.<br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': "Scientiam Vitae propa¬gere". | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': "Scientiam Vitae propa¬gere". | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The crest has a different meaning; both "Life" and "Knowledge" have anciently been symbolised by a tree. With the object of promoting the study of life, the Institute was established in England where the native Elm (''Ulmus procera'' Salisb.) has reached a point of near-extinction because of inadvertent neglect of the principles of conservation and where timber from the species has been used to make coffins. Mortality is a matter of biological concern. | The crest has a different meaning; both "Life" and "Knowledge" have anciently been symbolised by a tree. With the object of promoting the study of life, the Institute was established in England where the native Elm (''Ulmus procera'' Salisb.) has reached a point of near-extinction because of inadvertent neglect of the principles of conservation and where timber from the species has been used to make coffins. Mortality is a matter of biological concern. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information from the institute by mail. | |||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1992]] | [[Category:Granted 1992]] |
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