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Martin Joseph Gilles Marceau

Saint-Sauveur, Quebec
Grant of Arms, Flags and Badge
November 15, 2023
Vol. VIII, p. 225

Flag of Martin Joseph Gilles Marceau

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Blazon

Flag

A standard, the Arms in hoist, the fly Gules charged 1st with a plate set with a bend Gules surmounted by an eagle’s claw couped the whole ensigned by a coronet of hexagons Or, 2nd with an eagle Or stooping on a serpent Argent, and 3rd with a bee Or, all separated by two bends sinister Argent inscribed with the Motto in letters Sable;


Symbolism

Flag

The bee refers to the symbolism of the crown in the badge. The meaning of the other elements is found elsewhere in this document.