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The crest consists of a waxing and waning moon on either side of a symbolic sun. This depicts the fact that accident and emergency work goes on by night and day. | The crest consists of a waxing and waning moon on either side of a symbolic sun. This depicts the fact that accident and emergency work goes on by night and day. | ||
The dexter supporter is a wound man, showing the numerous types of wound to which man may be subjected. A wound man was used | The dexter supporter is a wound man, showing the numerous types of wound to which man may be subjected. A wound man was used from 1491 until the seventeenth century in surgical texts to demonstrate the possible wounds that a physician would be called upon to treat. The supporter on the sinister side represents a healthy man. | ||
The compartment has on the dexter side nettles and on the sinister side dock leaves, indicating harm and the folklore cure for the harm caused by nettles. | The compartment has on the dexter side nettles and on the sinister side dock leaves, indicating harm and the folklore cure for the harm caused by nettles. | ||