National Association of Goldsmiths of Great Britain and Ireland

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOLDSMITHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

Official blazon

Quarterly Or and Argent on a cross quarterly Gules and Azure a lion's face Gold, a chief per pale also Azure and of th ethird thereon a pair of scales of the first. Crest : On a wreath Or, Gules, Azure, Argent, Gules and Azure, a demi-figure representing St. Dunstan, nimbed, habited and mitred as a Bishop, his dexter hand raised in benediction and his sinister hand resting on a covered cup, all Or. Supporters : On either side a unicorn regardant Or armed, crined unguled and gorged witha chain Argent pendant therefrom an escutcheon quarterly Gules and Azure, that on the dexter charged with an annulet Gold gemmed also Argent and that on the sinister with an hourglass also Or.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 27, 1988 (Irish grant).

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