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Duncan Donald MacDonald

Deer Lake, Newfoundland
Registration of Arms
September 11, 1991
Vol. II, p. 120

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Blazon

Arms

Or an eagle displayed Gules surmounted of a galley Sable sails furled proper on a chief Azure a dexter hand appaumée between two cross-crosslets fitchée Or;

Crest

On a rock Azure a raven proper;

Motto

NEC TEMPORE NEC FATO. This Latin phrase means "Through neither time nor fate".


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 November 23, 1991, in Volume 125, page 3770 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 Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 June 1967.