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Town of Carbonear
Carbonear, Newfoundland
Grant of Arms and Flag
June 22, 1990
Vol. II, p. 19
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Blazon
Arms
Argent on a chevron wavy Azure between in dexter chief a rose Gules barbed Vert seeded Or in sinister chief a shamrock Vert and in base the head of a young woman proper crowned with a coronet of shamrocks Sable two fish respectant in chevron Argent;
Crest
A bank schooner Azure sails Argent flying from the foremast a pennant the hoist Argent charged with a maple leaf Gules the tail per fess Argent and Gules;
Motto
AS LOVED OUR FATHERS;
Flag
Azure upon a Canadian pale the aforesaid Arms of the town;
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on September 8, 1990, in Volume 124, page 3232 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Town of Carbonear coat of arms committee, and Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Joan Bouwmeester
Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government