U.S. Heraldic Registry
Registration of contemporary and historical American heraldry
Johns Hopkins University
Registration number 20061022R
This certifies that the heraldic arms of the Johns Hopkins University are registered as an original design and are described by the blazon below
Arms: Quarterly. 1st and 4th, paly of 6 Or and Sable a bend counterchanged. 2nd and 3rd, quarterly Argent and Gules a cross bottony counterchanged. On a chief Azure a terrestrial globe Or between two open books Argent covered Or.
Motto: Veritas vos liberabit.
Design rationale
The base of the arms is the Maryland flag, which is also the shield of the Calvert Lords Baltimore, who were the Lords Proprietor of Maryland before the Revolution
Registered by
Michael Swanson
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Roll of Arms
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