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Village of Wellington
Wellington, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
June 2, 1993
Vol. II, p. 241
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Blazon
Arms
Argent three piles one issuant from base Gules each charged with a Loyalist civil coronet Or;
Crest
Rising out of a mural coronet Gules masoned Or charged with a ducal coronet also Or a demi horse Argent crined, queued and unguled Or holding in the forelegs a cornucopia Or mouth downwards displaying tomato plants and pea vines fructed proper;
Supporters
On a grassy mound rising above barry wavy Azure and Argent two marine lions Gules queued Argent each gorged with a Loyalist civil coronet Or and holding a staff Argent flying therefrom to the dexter a Union banner tempore 1783 on the dexter side and on the sinister side a banner of the arms of the Village flying to the sinister;
Motto
A HAVEN ON THE SHORE;
Symbolism
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