University of Oxford coat of arms

E518754

coat of arms symbol of the University of Oxford

The University of Oxford coat of arms is the historic heraldic emblem of the University of Oxford, featuring an open book and three crowns and serving as a symbol of its scholarly authority and tradition.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Oxford University coat of arms	1
Oxford University crest	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ symbol of the University of Oxford ⓘ
associatedWith	collegiate university structure ⓘ medieval university tradition ⓘ
category	Academic coats of arms ⓘ Heraldry of universities ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts	open book ⓘ three crowns ⓘ
distinctFrom	arms of Oxford colleges ⓘ arms of the City of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldColor	azure ⓘ
governingBody	University of Oxford Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDigitalVariant	University of Oxford logo system ⓘ
hasElement	Latin motto scroll ⓘ book with inscription ⓘ escutcheon ⓘ three open crowns ⓘ
hasInscriptionLanguage	Latin ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic emblem ⓘ
inspiredBy	Christian iconography ⓘ medieval heraldry ⓘ
jurisdiction	University of Oxford central administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
locationUsed	Oxford, England NERFINISHED ⓘ
motto	Dominus illuminatio mea ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoSource	Psalm 27:1 ⓘ
mottoTranslation	The Lord is my light ⓘ
regulatedBy	University of Oxford statutes ⓘ
represents	University of Oxford as a corporate body ⓘ
symbolizes	academic tradition ⓘ authority to confer degrees ⓘ learning ⓘ religious heritage ⓘ scholarship ⓘ
tinctureOfBook	argent ⓘ
tinctureOfCrowns	or ⓘ
usedBy	University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	ceremonial occasions ⓘ graduation ceremonies ⓘ matriculation ceremonies ⓘ university branding ⓘ
usedOn	academic dress ornaments ⓘ degree certificates of the University of Oxford ⓘ official documents of the University of Oxford ⓘ official publications of the University of Oxford ⓘ university buildings signage ⓘ
usedSinceCentury	15th century ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dominus illuminatio mea → appearsOn → University of Oxford coat of arms ⓘ

Oxford University sports kit → hasDesignElement → University of Oxford coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oxford University crest

Oxford University sports kit → hasDesignElement → University of Oxford coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oxford University coat of arms