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Town of Port Hope
Port Hope, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
January 18, 1991
Vol. II, p. 83
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Blazon
Arms
Or on a Canadian pale between two anchors Azure a young woman robed and standing on a mound Argent her sinister hand supporting an anchor Azure;
Crest
A mural crown Azure masoned and with three ports Argent rising therefrom a mast flying a pennant Or and a sail Argent bearing the arms of the Town;
Supporters
On a compartment of a stone harbour barrier proper rising above lake waters Azure crested Argent two deer Argent semé of chevrons Azure attired and unguled Or gorged with a Loyalist civil coronet Gules;
Motto
SPES ANCHORA TUTA. This Latin phrase means "Hope is a safe anchor".
Symbolism
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