Supreme Court of the United Kingdom emblem (UEB contracted)
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- Synopsis
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The emblem was designed by Yvonne Holton, Herald Painter at the Court of Lord Lyon in Scotland and combines the four jurisdictions of the United Kingdom as follows:
England: symmetrical, five petalled, red and white wild rose with a yellow centre on a green stalk with green leaves. (Established as the symbol for England, after Henry Tudor (Henry VII)'s defeat of the Plantagenet Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
- Wales: the green leaves and white flesh of a leek. (Derived from the medieval legend that St David ordered his Welsh soldiers to wear leeks on their helmets during a battle against the Saxons.)
Scotland: a purple thistle on a green stalk with green leaves. (Associated with the tradition that an early Scottish army was saved when barefooted Viking invaders stepped on prickly thistles in the dark, crying out in pain and waking the defenders.) Northern Ireland: a symmetrical five-petalled, light blue flax flower with a yellow centre on a stalk with green leaves. (Represents the linen-weaving industry which was so valuable that nineteenth century Belfast was known as ˜Linenopolis.' These four national elements are surrounded by an almost-circular frame shaped like an Omega, the last letter in the Greek alphabet. This symbolises the finality of the UKSC in the court system and also represents Libra, the astrological star sign, for the scales of justice. Surmounting the emblem is the Royal Crown. Supreme Court of the United Kingdom emblem
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/10/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Ian Green
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.