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Campus/location : [[Cambridge]] | Campus/location : [[Cambridge]] | ||
[[File:cam-kings.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:cam-kings.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Sable, three roses argent; a chief per pale azure and gules charged on the dexter side with a fleur de lis and on the sinister with a lion passant guardant, both Or. | Sable, three roses argent; a chief per pale azure and gules charged on the dexter side with a fleur de lis and on the sinister with a lion passant guardant, both Or. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on January 1, 1449. | The arms were officially granted on January 1, 1449. | ||
{{ | The black field signifies that the college shall last for ages to come; the roses indicate that it shall bring forth flowers redolent of every kind of learning to the honour of God and the Blessed Virgin; while the chief declares its royal foundation. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:cam-kings.woc.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges|tobacco card]], (1922) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||