The Viceregal Lion
  1. The Governor General of Canada
Heraldry Today

The contents of this Register are intended for research purposes only. The heraldic emblems found in the Register may not be reproduced in any form or in any media without the written consent of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and/or the recipient.

Graham Leslie Anderson

Cowichan Bay, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
June 22, 1992
Vol. II, p. 166

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Blazon

Arms

Or on a saltire engrailed Sable between a mullet in chief and another in base Azure and two anchors in the flanks Gules a rose Argent barbed and seeded Or all within a bordure counter compony Or and Sable;

Crest

A griffin segreant Erminois membered armed beaked and ducally crowned Or supporting in its talons an anchor Gules;

Motto

NON SIBI SED ALIIS. This Latin phrase means "Not for ourselves but for others".


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 December 5, 1992, in Volume 126, page 3668 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available

Painter
Robert Grey

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, 2 August 1983.