Coat of arms of Imperial College London
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The coat of arms of Imperial College London is an heraldic emblem used by Imperial College London. Edward VII granted the college the arms on the 6 June 1908 by royal warrant.[1][2][3] It is blazoned:
Per fesse in chief the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in base or, an open book proper inscribed with the word "Scientia"
— Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, The Book of Public Arms[1]
The open book with Scientia inscribed was later adopted by the then-new
decus et tutamen", which is translated as "Scientific knowledge, the crowning glory and the safeguard of the empire", had always traditionally been shown with the crest, being depicted as such by Fox-Davies as early as 1915.[1][9] Unusually for an English university motto, it was granted with the coat of arms, which prevented it being updated instead of simply not shown.[3]
Gallery
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As depicted in The Book of Public Arms -
On a plaque to Alfred Beit under Beit Arch -
Wooden rendition in the Huxley Building -
Visible on the façade of Beit Hall -
Royal warrant for the Regius Professor of Engineering -
Traditional rendition with the college motto
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coats of arms of Imperial College London.
- Armorial of UK universities
- Coat of arms of the United Kingdom
- English Heraldry § Educational Institutions
- History of Imperial College London
References
- ^ a b c d Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (1915). The Book of Public Arms. T. C. & E. C. Jack. pp. 380-381. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Imperial College London ditches Latin motto from logo over British Empire links". Evening Standard. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "The College crest". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "UNSW Symbol Guidelines". University of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012.
- ^ "Imperial College 1920 - 1929". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Charing Cross Hospital Medical School". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "New measures to tackle racial inequality, as Imperial pledges to 'do better'". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Rhodes must stay". Felix. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2020.