Royal College of Nursing
Posted: 08 Apr 2020, 16:33
The arms of the Royal College of Nursing in the UK : Azure, a sun in splendour and in chief three mullets Or. Crest : In front of an open book proper a Roman lamp Or inflamed also proper.
They were granted by the College of Arms in 1945. According to the RCN's website, the arms recognised the college's role during World War II. "It was the first women's organisation to be allowed to use a shield, which represents military service" [sic].
According to a post on Lord Lyon's twitter page yesterday, the college's Scottish board recorded the arms at Lyon Court in 1969. The Lord Lyon at the time evidently did not agree with the shield, for the arms were depicted on a lozenge. The helmet was omitted, but the mantling was not!