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Town of Port Hope
Port Hope, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
January 18, 1991
Vol. II, p. 83
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Blazon
Arms
Or on a Canadian pale between two anchors Azure a young woman robed and standing on a mound Argent her sinister hand supporting an anchor Azure;
Crest
A mural crown Azure masoned and with three ports Argent rising therefrom a mast flying a pennant Or and a sail Argent bearing the arms of the Town;
Supporters
On a compartment of a stone harbour barrier proper rising above lake waters Azure crested Argent two deer Argent semé of chevrons Azure attired and unguled Or gorged with a Loyalist civil coronet Gules;
Motto
SPES ANCHORA TUTA. This Latin phrase means "Hope is a safe anchor".
Flag
Azure on a Canadian pale Or an escutcheon of the Arms fimbriated Azure;
Badge
An anchor Or enfiling a mural crown Azure masoned and of three ports Argent;
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