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Campus/location : [[Edinburgh]]
Campus/location : [[Edinburgh]]


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====Official blazon====
====Official blazon====


====Origin/meaning====
====Origin/meaning====
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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.
 
{|align="center"
|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
|align="center"|[[File:uni-edinburgh1.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a University building (2016)
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|align="center"|[[File:uni-edinburgh2.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on the Mercar Cross in Edinburgh
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