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Official blazon

Official blazon

English

Arms : Or, a cross couped gules; on a chief sable an ancient lamp Or, inflamed proper, between two Ankhs Or. Crest: Issuant from a celestial crown Or a cubit arm proper grasping a serpent nowed vert. Supporters: On the dexter side a representation of the Egyptian God of Medicine Imhotep and on the sinister side a representation of the Greek Goddess Hygeia, both proper. Motto: Fide et constanter.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 17, 1948 with the field Argent. Changed to Or on April 20, 1966.

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