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Sidney Culverwell Oland
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Registration of Arms and Flag
March 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 169
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Blazon
Arms
Argent two fountains Sable and Or, in base a lymphad Sable sails Or, flagged of Scotland, on a chief Sable a griffin passant Or;
Crest
A lion’s head Ermine transfixed in saltire by two arrows points downwards Or barbed and feathered Gules;
Motto
VERDAD Y HONOR;
Symbolism
Arms
The griffin on a black field is a traditional element of Brice coats of arms, Mr. Oland’s great-great-grandfather being Worthington Brice, from Bristol, England.
Crest
A lion’s head Ermine transfixed by an arrow is one of the crests of the Brice family, Mr. Oland’s great-great-grandfather being Worthington Brice, from Bristol, England.
Motto
This Spanish phrase means “Truth and honour.” The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The use of Spanish possibly alludes to the Spanish background of Mr. Oland’s wife, Herlinda de Bedia y Martel.