Coat of arms of Yale University

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The Yale University coat of arms is the primary emblem of Yale University. It has a field of the color Yale Blue with an open book and the Hebrew words Urim and Thummim inscribed upon it in Hebrew letters.^[1] Below the shield on a scroll appears Yale's official motto, Lux et Veritas (Latin for "Light and Truth").