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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}}]] | ||
====Origin/meaning==== | ===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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[[Category:United Kingdom (Universities)]] | [[Category:United Kingdom (Universities)]] | ||
[[Category:Universities]] | [[Category:Universities]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1789]] |
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UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Country: United Kingdom
Campus/location : Edinburgh
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.
The official grant of 1789 (source) | The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1923 |
The arms on a University building (2016) |
The arms on the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh |
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