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'''UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH''' | '''UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH''' | ||
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Campus/location : [[Edinburgh]] | Campus/location : [[Edinburgh]] | ||
[[File:uni-edinburgh.jpg|center]] | [[File:uni-edinburgh.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms show the St Andrews cross and the thistle as symbols for Scotland. The base show the castle from the arms of the city of [[Edinburgh]] and the book is a symbol for learning and commonly used by universities. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:uni-edinburgh3.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] The official grant of 1789 ([http://collections.ed.ac.uk/iconics/record/51429 source]) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:Edinburgh.wun.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of Universities|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1923 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:uni-edinburgh1.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a University building (2016) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:uni-edinburgh2.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
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[[Category:United Kingdom (Universities)]] | [[Category:United Kingdom (Universities)]] | ||
[[Category:Universities]] | [[Category:Universities]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1789]] |
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