- The Governor General of Canada
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Communications Security Establishment
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of a Badge
July 15, 1994
Vol. II, p. 326
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Blazon
Badge
Azure a bezant charged with a maple leaf Gules thereon a key palewise wards upward to the dexter its bow enfiled by two lighting flashes in saltire Or the whole within an annulus Or fimbriated and inscribed NUNTIUM COMPARAT ET CUSTODIT, meaning "He provides and protects the message", in letters Azure and ensigned by a representation of the Royal Crown proper;
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 4584 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
Civil Institution
Federal Agency