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Harold Robert Peerenboom
Toronto, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge, with differences to Harold Robert Peerenboom Jr., Lindsay Lee Peerenboom, and Gregg Michael Peerenboom
September 16, 2002
Vol. IV, p. 239
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Blazon
Arms
Argent on a pile transposed Sable a simple mitre (mitra simplex) Argent, in chief a pear tree branch Azure fructed Or;
Crest
A horse's head Argent gorged with a collar of pear leaves Azure;
Motto
IMPOSSIBILE DIFFICILLIMUM TANTUM;
Symbolism
Arms
The pears make a reference to the name Peerenboom. The mitre refers to Abbotshall, Mr. Peerenboom's Scottish barony.
Crest
The horse head symbolizes Mr. Peerenboom's love of horses and his stables. The pear leaves make another reference to the surname.
Motto
A Latin phrase meaning "The impossible is simply a degree of difficulty".