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Municipalité du village de Lorrainville
Lorrainville, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Supporters
August 31, 1990
Vol. II, p. 35
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Blazon
Arms
Or a cross of Lorraine Gules issuant from a point barry wavy Argent and Azure thereon a dolphin naiant over all Azure;
Crest
An arm in armour Argent grasping in its bare hand proper a sword in bend sinister Gules hilt and pommel Or enfiling a coronet of fleurs-de-lis Or;
Supporters
Two deer Azure attired and unguled Or standing on a grassy mound the dexter charged on the shoulder with a fleur-de-lis Argent and the sinister with a cross of Lorraine Or;
Motto
O CRUX AVE SPES UNICA. This Latin phrase means "O hail the cross our only hope".
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 October 27, 1990, in Volume 124, page 3751 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Anatol Kozlowski
Calligrapher
John Whitehead
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government