U.S. Heraldic Registry
Registration of contemporary and historical American heraldry
The College of William and Mary
Registration number 20061002B
This certifies that the heraldic arms of The College of William and Mary are registered as an original design and described by the blazon below
Grant
1694 College of Arms (London)
Sources
The college's website: http://www.wm.edu/vitalfacts/seventeenth.php
"The Armorial Ensigns of the College of William and Mary in Virginia," William and Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine, 2nd Ser., Vol. 10, No. 2 (April 1930), pp. 161-163 (provided by Joe McMillan)
Historical note
1694, May 14. The coat of arms of the College was granted by the College of Arms in London. The arms were described as: "Vert a Colledge, or Edifices Mason'd Argent in Chief a Sun rising Or the Hemisphere proper, as in the margent hereof is more plainly depicted."
Registered by
Michael Swanson
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