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Joseph Louis Gérard Paul Fortin

Montréal, Quebec
Grant of Arms
November 15, 1989
Vol. I, p. 55

Arms of Joseph Louis Gérard Paul Fortin

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Blazon

Arms

Argent a lion passant guardant Gules on a chief Azure three towers Argent;

Crest

A demi lion Gules gorged with a coronet of fleur–de–lis Or holding between his forepaws a compass rose also Or;

Motto

LA FORCE PAR L'HARMONIE, meaning "Strength through harmony";


Symbolism

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