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


====Origin/meaning====
===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 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.