- The Governor General of Canada
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District of Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
June 22, 1993
Vol. II, p. 239
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a cross and saltire merged Or voided of the field and over all in centre point a bezant charged with a strawberry flower proper;
Crest
Issuant from a mural coronet Gules masoned Argent bearing a frieze of alternating maple leaves and mullets Argent a demi stag guardant Or gorged with a collar of corn leaves Vert holding between the forelegs a scythe Azure;
Supporters
On a grassy mound rising above barry wavy Azure and Argent dexter a stallion Or gorged with a collar of hop leaves Vert pendant therefrom a Salish spindle whorl proper sinister a mare Or gorged with a like collar pendant therefrom a steam locomotive wheel Vert;
Motto
UNUS CUM VIRIBUS DUORUM. This Latin phrase means "One with the strength of two".
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.