- The Governor General of Canada
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Arthur Edwin Vanderlip Potts
Cambridge, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
February 18, 1991
Vol. II, p. 75
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Blazon
Arms
Azure three Loyalist military coronets Or;
Crest
Issuant from a Loyalist military coronet Or a demi polar bear Argent charged on each shoulder with a molet pierced Sable bearing between the paws a staff Or flying therefrom a representation of the Regimental Colour of the Queen's Rangers (1st American Regiment) circa 1780;
Motto
TE DEUM LAUDAMUS. This Latin phrase means "We praise thee, O God".
Flag
A banner of the Arms the three fly edges bordered compony Azure and Or;
Badge
On a hurt edged with a rope Or a sword in pale hilt in base Argent enfiling a Loyalist military coronet Or;
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 Arthur Edwin Vanderlip Potts, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Anatol Kozlowski
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual