- The Governor General of Canada
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Corporation of the City of Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Registration of Arms, Supporters and Badge
September 29, 1992
Vol. II, p. 204
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Blazon
Arms
Gules issuant from a base wavy Argent charged with two barrulets wavy Azure a Lake Ontario Martello tower proper in chief an antique crown Or;
Crest
On a rock proper rising from water barry wavy Argent and Azure a beaver statant Or;
Supporters
Dexter a griffin segreant Or charged on the shoulder with a maple leaf Gules sinister a lion rampant Or charged on the shoulder with a like maple leaf;
Motto
PRO REGE GREGE ET LEGE. This Latin phrase means "For the King, the people and the law".
Badge
On a roundel Gules a Lake Ontario Martello tower proper the whole encircled by an Annulet surmounted and overlapped on the outer edge by four maple leaves one in chief one in base and two in fess 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 December 5, 1992, in Volume 126, page 3669 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 15 May 1973.