C ult ural ▁regions <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Y ale ▁University ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁em blem ▁of ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁the ▁color ▁Y ale ▁Blue ▁with ▁an ▁open ▁book ▁and ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁words ▁U rim ▁and ▁Th umm im ▁ins cribed ▁upon ▁it ▁in ▁Heb rew ▁script . ▁Below ▁the ▁shield ▁on ▁a ▁rib bon ▁appears ▁Y ale ' s ▁official ▁mot to , ▁Lux ▁et ▁Ver itas ▁( Lat in ▁for ▁" Light ▁and ▁Tr uth "). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁known ▁se al ▁of ▁Y ale ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁master ' s ▁di pl oma ▁of ▁its ▁future ▁president ▁Ez ra ▁St iles ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 6 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁words ▁" U rim ▁w ' Th umm im " ▁ins cribed ▁on ▁two ▁books ▁on ▁a ▁shield , ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁Latin ▁words ▁Lux ▁et ▁Ver itas ▁surrounding ▁the ▁shield . ▁ ▁The ▁Heb rew ▁words ▁U rim ▁and ▁Th umm im ▁are ▁used ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁belief ▁among ▁sch ol ars ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁" Light ▁and ▁Tr uth " ▁was ▁an ▁ade qu ate ▁translation ▁for ▁these ▁words . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Her ald ry ▁of ▁Harvard ▁University ▁ ▁U rim ▁and ▁Th umm im ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁Y ale ▁Category : Sh ield s ▁of ▁Y ale ▁University ▁Category : Y ale ▁University <0x0A> </s> ▁Governor ▁Cl iff ord ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁B ede ▁Cl iff