University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law - The Seal

The Seal

The seal of the faculty contains the following text

Sigillum Facultatis Iuridicæ
Universitatis Hafniensis
Seal of the Faculty of Law
The University of Copenhagen

which is written in a circle around a lindworm above which is a sceptre and a sword. The lindworm symbolizes the struggle against evil, while the sceptre is the power of the state and the sword is justice.

The seal is based on the seal given to the Faculty by the King in 1531.

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