- The Governor General of Canada
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Queen's University at Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Grant of Flags
September 30, 1991
Vol. II, p. 122
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Blazon
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Flag
Tierced in pale Azure Or and Gules in the canton an ancient crown Or;
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)
Original concept of Queen's University at Kingston, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
David Farrar
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
University