Code of Arms/Symbol...whatever you call it

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>What does the “VET, NOV, TES, TAM, EN, TVM” mean? in the Pton symbol? what do the colors and other details signify?</p>

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<a href=“http://etcweb1.princeton.edu/CampusWWW/Companion/princeton_university_seal.html[/url]”>http://etcweb1.princeton.edu/CampusWWW/Companion/princeton_university_seal.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Here’s some more, taken from the Princeton Weekly Bulletin of Oct. 24, 2005:</p>

<p>“It is described in the trustees’ minutes of Feb. 13, 1896, as: … a shield resting upon a circle. In the upper part of the shield an open Bible with Latin characters VET NOV TESTAMENTUM signifying the Old and New Testaments. … In the lower part a chevron, denoting the rafters of a building. In the spaces between the sides of the shield and the circle the motto DEI SUB NUMINE VIGET (Under God’s power she flourishes).”</p>

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<p>And the orange is from William III, of the House of Orange-Nassau.</p>

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<p>I love your name armavirumque! I’m in AP Vergil right now. :D</p>

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<p>Here is the Princeton seal in ASCII:
<a href=“http://www.lithoglyphic.net/princeton/seal.htm[/url]”>http://www.lithoglyphic.net/princeton/seal.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>litho! are you around often or just bored during break?</p>

<p>And Vergil is the badass of badasses :)</p>

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<p>I have a severe allergy to “chances” threads, and an extraordinarily low tolerance for Byerly debates, so I had no reason to be around until the 2010 EDers got their acceptances. :slight_smile: I’ll be around more often now, but only on this sub-board.</p>

<p>Definitely not bored, though… Breaks are short, and I’ve another unusually crazy reading period coming up. Also a boyfriend visiting for New Year’s :-)</p>

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<p>FYI it’s called a “coat of arms”, note a “code…”</p>