- The Governor General of Canada
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Stephen Richard Berryman
Cambridge, Ontario
Grant of Arms
April 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 499
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Blazon
Arms
Per pale Azure and Vert a yale rampant Argent hurty armed unguled and crined between three maple leaves Or;
Crest
A dolphin hauriant Argent holding in its beak a sprig of large-leaved linden Or;
Motto
Aἰὲν ἀριστεύειν;
Symbolism
Arms
Blue represents the sky and water, and green the earth and abundance of life. The yale, a fantastic creature and one of the Queen’s Heraldic Beasts, alludes to the grantee’s belief in constitutional monarchy. The blue discs scattered over its body, resembling blueberries, are a pun on the Berryman surname. The maple leaves reflect the grantee’s love for Ontario and Canada.
Crest
The dolphin is an intelligent and playful mammal. It is depicted leaping, a characteristic attitude evocative of joie de vivre and grace. The linden is the national tree of Slovakia, and thus refers to the family heritage of the grantee’s wife.
Motto
This phrase in Greek, meaning “Ever to excel”, is derived from Homer’s Iliad (Book VI).