The Viceregal Lion
  1. The Governor General of Canada
Heraldry Today

The contents of this Register are intended for research purposes only. The heraldic emblems found in the Register may not be reproduced in any form or in any media without the written consent of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and/or the recipient.

Michael Augustin O'Sullivan

Calgary, Alberta
Registration of Arms
July 4, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 37

Click on each image to enlarge. The blazon and symbolism for each element will accompany the enlarged image.


Blazon

Arms

Vert on a pale Argent between two boars' heads issuant in fess Or a sword erect proper entwined with a serpent head to the chief Gules;

Crest

On a crown vallary Or a robin redbreast holding in the beak a red garden rose stalked and leaved all proper;

Motto

FINIS INITIUM;


Symbolism

Arms

Not available.

Crest

Not available.

Motto

This Latin phrase means “The end [is] a beginning.”


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 24, 2001, in Volume 135, page 937 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available

Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet

Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet


Recipient Information

Individual

The recipient's emblems were originally recorded at the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 31 May 1985.