- The Governor General of Canada
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David Hiroshi Tsubouchi
Markham, Ontario
Grant of Arms
August 20, 1993
Vol. II, p. 262
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Blazon
Arms
Vert three Tsubouchi mons each composed of six single-winged mapleseeds conjoined wings outward and within an annulet Or;
Crest
Out of a mural coronet Or masoned Vert charged with a mullet Vert a demi man proper habited in a Japanese Kimono Vert charged on either breast and each sleeve of a Tsubouchi mon Or holding with both hands a staff proper flying therefrom a Japanese banner Vert in Chief a like mon in base a quill Or;
Motto
AUDACES FORTUNA IUVAT. This Latin phrase means "Fortune favours the bold".
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 March 19, 1994, in Volume 128, page 1684 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
Joan Bouwmeester
Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester
Recipient Information
Individual