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[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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'''Crest''': Out of a Saxon crown Or, an arm embowed in armour proper, the hand also proper grasping by the blade a sword in bend sinister, point downwards, gules. <br> | '''Crest''': Out of a Saxon crown Or, an arm embowed in armour proper, the hand also proper grasping by the blade a sword in bend sinister, point downwards, gules. <br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On the dexter side a sea unicorn argent, the foreparts gules, armed, bearded and finned Or, and on the sinister side a sea lion also argent, the foreparts also gules, finned gold; each holding by the exterior leg a book, the spine turned outwards from the breast, azure, edged, garnished and with pendent marker also gold. <br> | '''Supporters''': On the dexter side a sea unicorn argent, the foreparts gules, armed, bearded and finned Or, and on the sinister side a sea lion also argent, the foreparts also gules, finned gold; each holding by the exterior leg a book, the spine turned outwards from the breast, azure, edged, garnished and with pendent marker also gold. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': Consilium scientia | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Consilium scientia | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on September 25, 1933. | The arms were officially granted on September 25, 1933 in England and in 1959 in Scotland. | ||
The salamander symbolises Fire Insurance. The Salamander is a fairly common charge in heraldry and is often shown as a dragon in flames of fire. In this case it is displayed without wings and follows the shape of a lizard. In the Middle Ages it was believed that the creature had the shape of a man and lived in fire. The Greek derivation means a man that lives in the chimney or fire. | The salamander symbolises Fire Insurance. The Salamander is a fairly common charge in heraldry and is often shown as a dragon in flames of fire. In this case it is displayed without wings and follows the shape of a lizard. In the Middle Ages it was believed that the creature had the shape of a man and lived in fire. The Greek derivation means a man that lives in the chimney or fire. | ||
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The Motto "Wisdom and Knowledge" implies the importance of the Institute's educational activities. | The Motto "Wisdom and Knowledge" implies the importance of the Institute's educational activities. | ||
{{ | The Scottish grant: | ||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}scotland.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1933]] | [[Category:Granted 1933]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1959]] | |||