- The Governor General of Canada
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Reginald Britten Hale
Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 15, 1992
Vol. II, p. 81
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Blazon
Arms
Argent on a fess Sable between in chief a cross flory Gules between two cinquefoils Sable pierced of the field and in base a lion rampant also Gules holding in the dexter forepaw a sprig of holly fructed proper a cinquefoil Argent pierced Sable;
Crest
A demi heron erased proper wings addorsed and charged with two mullets the upper Or the lower Argent both fimbriated Gules;
Motto
LEX DEI MIHI LUX. This Latin phrase means "The law of God is a light for me".
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 May 4, 1991, in Volume 125, page 1486 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 30 April 1971.