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Vancouver Island Military Museum

Nanaimo, British Columbia
Grant of Arms
November 5, 1992
Vol. II, p. 198

Arms of the Vancouver Island Military Museum

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Blazon

Arms

Per pale Azure and Bleu céleste on a pale Gules fimbriated Argent between dexter a key in pale ward to the dexter its bow encircling a fouled anchor and sinister a like key its bow encircling an eagle volant affronté a third like key its bow encircling two swords in saltire all Or;

Crest

Out of a chaplet of dogwood flowers Argent leaved Vert a demi cougar Or with its sinister forepaw supporting an escutcheon of the Arms;

Motto

CONSERVA PRAETERITA FUTURIS. This Latin phrase means "Preserve the past for the sake of the future".


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