Commonwealth Hall on Thursday 17th February 2022 installed the 14th Hall Master , Dr. Francis Anderson Adzei. The colorful event saw notable personalities such as H.E John Dramani Mahama, Former President of Ghana, Justice Anin Yeboah, Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, Justice Alex Owusu, Justice of the Appeals Courts, Justice Kweku Gyan, former Justice of Appeals Court, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, Leader of Minority Group in Parliament, Hon. Yusif Sulemana, MP for Bole Bamboi, Hon. Francis-Xavier Sosu, MP for Madina Constituency, Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan, Deputy Majority whip and MP of Ayawaso West Wougon, Peter Otokunor, Kweku Ahinful Biney, and many more.
The original coat of arms went viral few months when the event was launched. Below can be found at the Commonwealth Hall brochure.
The symbolism of the Hall’s Coat of Arms effuses a charge of an heraldic carbuncle or
escarbuncle, intended to allude to the name of the Hall, for this charge, deriving from the
strengthening strips of a shield, can be regarded as portraying the strength that association
brings to all the members of the Commonwealth of Nations in association together.
The ray-like limbs emanating from the centre suggesting the independence of each member
of the Commonwealth, while each remains a part of the whole. This carbuncle is set
against a background of azure and gold and countercharged to suggest the diversity of
the Commonwealth in all quarters of the globe but with its essential unity unimpaired.
The bordure of red is appropriate to a body that is part of another, in this instance, the
University of Ghana.
The fact that Commonwealth Hall is the third in date is shown by the three mullets or stars, each being the Ghana Star itself. Commonwealth Hall Coat of Arms
Source: Commonwealth Hall
Also, the most celebrated Old Vandal I.K. Gyasi explained in simple terms the description of the Hall Coat of Arm.
THE COMMONWEALTH HALL COAT OF ARMS(1)
Names of Parts of the Commonwealth Hall Coat of Arms. (Starting from the top):
1. The *Crest* depicting a walking Leopard with the Sun of Knowledge shining behind his head.
2. The *Torse* or *Wreath* made up of twisted fabrics, one gold and the other blue
3. The *Helmet* or *Helm* on top of which rests the *Torse*
4. The *Mantling* or ornamental drapery(cloth) issuing from the helmet and surrounding the shield.
5. The *Shield* which, in battle, the soldier used to protect himself against attack from his enemy. On the *Shield*, we have a *Red Border,* *Three Stars,* and eight *Radiating rods* or *spokes.* Four of the rods form an ordinary cross while four form a diagonal cross known as a St. Andrews cross.
6. The *Motto* below the *Shield.* The Motto is *Truth Stands*, taken from the lines of a poem by an English poet, John Donne(1572-1631).
*To be continued.
Four colours have been used to produce the Coat of Arms. These are:
1. *Sable*(Black)
2. *Or*(Gold)
3. *Azure*(Blue)
4. *Gules*(Red)
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