- The Governor General of Canada
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Jacques Alfred Dextraze
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
June 19, 1990
Vol. II, p. 27
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a dexter hand grasping a dagger between two anchors in chief Or on a chief embattled also Or an eagle hovering affronté Gules looking to the dexter;
Crest
A bear issuant Sable charged on the shoulder with a cross cléchée and holding between its paws a cross engrailed Or;
Supporters
Two soldiers of the Régiment de Carignan in uniform proper that to the dexter bearing on his sash a fleur-de-lis Azure that to the sinister a maple leaf Gules both standing on a grassy mound strewn with rocks proper;
Motto
LOYAUTÉ · COURAGE · INTÉGRITÉ, meaning "Loyalty, courage, integrity";
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 Robert Pichette, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Donald Hallman
Calligrapher
Anatol Kozlowski
Recipient Information
Individual