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The Corporation of the Town of Markham
Markham, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
December 21, 1990
Vol. II, p. 78
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Blazon
Arms
Per chevron Vert and Or in chief a sun in splendour issuant Or between four roses in pale Argent in base semé of billets bretessed palewise Purpure;
Crest
A Loyalist civil coronet rim Or maple leaves Gules oak leaves Vert issuant therefrom a demi-lion Or bearing between its forepaws a garb also Or;
Supporters
Upon a grassy mound decked with four bunches of a gladiolus Or between a trillium flower and a rose Argent, dexter a stallion Or gorged with a collar Gules pendant therefrom a torteau bearing a chevron between in chief two pine cones and in base a fleur-de-lys Or sinister a mare Or gorged with the same collar;
Motto
LEADING WHILE REMEMBERING;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Badge
Issuant from a Loyalist civil coronet rim Or maple leaves Gules oak leaves Vert a demi-lion Or bearing in its forepaws a billet bretessed palewise Purpure;
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
Anatol Kozlowski
Calligrapher
John Whitehead
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government