- The Governor General of Canada
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Hans Dietrich Birk
Scarborough, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Flag
May 1, 1989
Vol. I, p. 17
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Blazon
Arms
Sable a sword in pale Argent hilt and pommel Or surmounted by a wall embattled Or in base charged with two crosses patty Sable placed fesswise on either side of a semi-circular arch quoined Or and Sable issuing from base and displaying the field and hilt of the sword;
Crest
A vol addorsed Sable with quill shafts Or;
Motto
AUDEO ET SUCCEDO. This Latin phrase means "I dare and I succeed".
Symbolism
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