Institute of Quarrying

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INSTITUTE OF QUARRYING

Official blazon

Arms : Azure, an octagonal tower of Caernarvon Castle with two turrets proper; on a chief Or between two quarryers' jads sable a coronet composed of wattle­ flowers and trefoils alternately set upon a rim vert.
Crest: On a wreath argent and azure, On top of a quarry face proper, a lion sejant erect Or, the head and mane gules, supporting between the forelegs a key erect, wards outwards, argent.
Motto: Terram autem filiis hominum

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 30, 1958.

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