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

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Brian Robert James Harris

Vancouver, British Columbia
Grant of Arms
August 20, 1990
Vol. II, p. 38

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Blazon

Arms

Azure on a chevron Or between in chief two maple leaves issuing out of as many crescents Or and in base a stag's head affronty all Or three mullets Gules;

Crest

Issuant from a coronet érablé Or its rim incised with half notes Azure a rod of Aesculapius the shaft terminating in a maple leaf Gules the serpent Or all framed by two fern fronds Argent;

Motto

AMOR VINCIT VERITAS SUPERAT. This Latin phrase means "Love conquers, the truth prevails".


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 August 10, 1991, in Volume 125, page 2568 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
Alastair Priestly

Calligrapher
John Whitehead


Recipient Information

Individual