- The Governor General of Canada
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City of Halifax
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
July 1, 1992
Vol. II, p. 176
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) Or;
Crest
Issuant from a mural coronet of five merlons Or masoned Sable a sprig of mayflower (Epigaea repens) proper;
Supporters
On a grassy mound dexter a fisherman holding a codfish by its head with his dexter hand sinister a naval rating both habited circa 1860 all proper;
Motto
E MARI MERCES. This Latin phrase means "Wealth from the sea".
Symbolism
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