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Calgary Petroleum Club

Calgary, Alberta
Grant of Arms
November 5, 1991
Vol. II, p. 134

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Blazon

Arms

Or goutté de poix on a chevron between two chevronnels Azure a stetson hat Argent;

Crest

Rising above a coronet bearing alternately maple leaves Gules and wild roses proper on a rim Or charged with a barrulet wavy Azure a demi elk (Cervus elaphus) Or grasping between its forelegs an oil derrick Sable;

Motto

PERSEVERANCE · PRIDE · EXCELLENCE;


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 Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
Anatol Kozlowski

Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge


Recipient Information

Civil Institution
Club & Social Organization