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Corporation of the Town of Ancaster
Ancaster, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
December 30, 1992
Vol. II, p. 218
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Blazon
Arms
Vert a representation of a Georgian water powered grist mill between three Loyalist Civil Coronets Or;
Crest
Out of a mural coronet Or masoned Vert bearing a frieze of Wild Blue Iris flowers (Iris versicolor) Proper a demi lion Purpure semé of Loyalist Civil Coronets Or holding in its forepaws a staff Or flying therefrom a banner of the Arms with a bordure compony Or and Vert on the outer three edges;
Supporters
On a grassy mound rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure two lions Or semé of Loyalist Civil Coronets Vert that on the dexter with the dexter foreleg resting on a garb Or that on the sinister with the sinister foreleg resting on an oak sapling Or;
Motto
AB INITIO AD FUTURUM. This Latin phrase means "From the beginning unto the world to come" (Sir 24:14).
Flag
Vert a Canadian pale Or charged with an escutcheon of the Arms;
Badge
A golpe charged with a Georgian mill as in the arms ensigned by a Loyalist Civil Coronet all 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 6, 1993, in Volume 127, page 3406 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
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government