The Viceregal Lion
  1. The Governor General of Canada
Heraldry Today

The contents of this Register are intended for research purposes only. The heraldic emblems found in the Register may not be reproduced in any form or in any media without the written consent of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and/or the recipient.

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