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The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Stratford, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
February 15, 1991
Vol. II, p. 76
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Blazon
Arms
Azure on a chevron Or between three swans naiant Argent a hurt charged with a beehive Or between two spears Gules their points upwards;
Crest
A coronet dancetty of five points Or charged on the rim with maple leaves Gules alternating with trillium flowers Argent;
Supporters
On a grassy meadow rising above waves Azure crested Argent dexter a tiger Ermine armed Or gorged with a collar Azure pendant therefrom a hurt displaying a black willow tree Or grasping in its sinister paw a staff proper flying a banner of the Arms of the Canada Company sinister a lion Ermine armed Or charged with a like collar pendant therefrom a hurt displaying a railway steam locomotive Or grasping in its dexter paw a staff proper flying a banner of the City's Arms;
Motto
INDUSTRIA ET ARS. This Latin phrase means "Industry and art".
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Symbolism
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Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on May 4, 1991, in Volume 125, page 1485 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
Donald Hallman
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government