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Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |- style="vertical-align:top;" |[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|alt=Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | <center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> '''Country''' : United States 60 px|right<br><br><br><br> '''State''' : Virginia60 px|right<br><br><br><br> '''Campus/location''': Williamsburg {{#display_map:37.27089,-76.71701|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} |} {| class="wikitable" |+Officia...") |
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| | | Vert a Colledge, or Edifice Mason'd Argent in Chief a Sun rising Or the Hemisphere proper. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on May 14, 1694. | |||
The arms simply show a 'college building' under a sun in a blue sky. | |||
Although the arms are simple, many different variations in the style and number of the buildings have been used during the centuries. | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United States|'''Literature''']] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United States|'''Literature''']] : | ||
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[[Category:Virginia]] | [[Category:Virginia]] | ||
[[Category:Educational heraldry of the United States]] | |||
[[Category:Universities]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1694]] | |||