- The Governor General of Canada
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Gordon Hamilton Southam
Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Crest, Motto and Badge
July 1, 1993
Vol. II, p. 302
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess Azure and Or in chief three torches erect Or enflamed proper and in base an elk's head caboshed proper and at the honour point a martlet Azure;
Crest
In front of two torches in saltire Or enflamed Proper a maple leaf also Proper;
Motto
HONOR · VERITAS · JUSTICIA. This Latin phrase means "Honour, truth, justice".
Badge
A maple leaf slipped Vert between dexter a rose Gules barbed and seeded and sinister a thistle both leaved and slipped all proper their stems tied with a riband Vert;
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 3, 1994, in Volume 128, page 4582 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
David Farrar
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual
View all Letters Patent for Gordon Hamilton Southam
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 2 November 1938.