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Coat of Arms
University of Victoria
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University of Victoria flag is about 2:3 and is also a simplified banner of arms, as seen at: http://web.uvic.ca/webcoor/graphicstandards/vid/arms.html
The flag is divided horizontally upper third gold, and lower 2/3 blue. The
book is omitted from the flag, and the three martlet birds are in red, and
placed on the gold stripe next to the hoist.
David Fowler, 12 July 2004
The flag is inspired in the shield partition (upper third golden over blue)
but uses mainly the manteling colors, as expected. The three marlets shifted
to the hoist are a further hint that this was a very well thought flag design.
Antonio Martins, 13 July 2004
The flag consists of a gold field above a blue field - gold and blue are the official colours of the University. In the top left hand corner are 3 red Martlets, recalling Victoria College's early affiliation with McGill (Victoria College is the predecessor of UVic). The size of the flag is 3:5.
William D. (Bill) West was commissioned to design a new flag for the
University of Victoria in 1978 - 1978 was UVic's fifteenth anniversary year.
West was a theatrical designer, and was appointed full-time as a professor in
the University of Victoria Department of Theatre in 1973. He retired in 1985.
Rogier Gruys, Univerisy of Victoria, 14 July 2004
The coat of arms includes a war cry (upper scroll) that reads "ו
;הי אוך", which is Hebrew.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 July 2005