- The Governor General of Canada
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The Corporation of the Town of Markham
Markham, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
December 21, 1990
Vol. II, p. 78
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Blazon
Arms
Per chevron Vert and Or in chief a sun in splendour issuant Or between four roses in pale Argent in base semé of billets bretessed palewise Purpure;
Crest
A Loyalist civil coronet rim Or maple leaves Gules oak leaves Vert issuant therefrom a demi-lion Or bearing between its forepaws a garb also Or;
Supporters
Upon a grassy mound decked with four bunches of a gladiolus Or between a trillium flower and a rose Argent, dexter a stallion Or gorged with a collar Gules pendant therefrom a torteau bearing a chevron between in chief two pine cones and in base a fleur-de-lys Or sinister a mare Or gorged with the same collar;
Motto
LEADING WHILE REMEMBERING;
Symbolism
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