- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Forces Crypto Support Unit
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
October 15, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 464
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Blazon
Badge
Bleu Celeste a scytale Or in bend sinister its head jewelled its shaft entwined by a strip of parchment inscribed in Greek letters proper, the whole encircled by an annulus Azure edged and inscribed CANADIAN FORCES CRYPTO SUPPORT UNIT • UNITÉ DE SOUTIEN CRYPTOGRAPHIQUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES in letters Or;
Motto
CAUTE SERVAMUS;
Symbolism
Badge
The scytale, a tool used to perform a transposition cypher on text inscribed on a strip of parchment, symbolizes the cryptographic purpose of the unit.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Let us serve with cautionˮ.