- The Governor General of Canada
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Robbie Douglas Sprules
Uxbridge, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge
May 18, 1990
Vol. II, p. 34
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a plume of three feathers surmounted by a lyre Or;
Crest
A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) proper beaked and legged Or holding in its beak a maple leaf Gules;
Motto
COURAGE · INTELLIGENCE · FREEDOM;
Badge
The head of a Hanoverian horse couped Azure gorged with a coronet composed alternately of maple leaves and Latin crosses upon a rim Or the whole encircled by a scroll proper inscribed with the Motto in letters Azure;
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 December 1, 1990, in Volume 124, page 4066 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robbie Douglas Sprules, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Joan Bouwmeester
Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester
Recipient Information
Individual