- The Governor General of Canada
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Sidney Agnes Hicks
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms
February 28, 1994
Vol. II, p. 322
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Blazon
Arms
Or a saltire between two lions rampant in pale and two quills Purpure in fess;
Crest
Issuant from a Loyalist civil coronet Or a demi eagle wings displayed Purpure beaked and crowned with an antique crown Or;
Motto
SEALLADH AN DÀ SHAOGHAIL, a Gaelic phrase meaning "Looking at the two worlds";
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 4583 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
David Farrar
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual