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Municipalité de Saint-Cyrille de Lessard
Saint-Cyrille de Lessard, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Flag
May 16, 1994
Vol. II, p. 328
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Blazon
Arms
Or a fess dancetty wavy of two peaks Vert between in chief a cross of Jerusalem Gules and in base four bars also dancetty wavy of two peaks Vert the width of the bars diminishing towards base from one half to one sixteenth of the fess;
Crest
A coronet Or the rim set alternately with maple leaves Or veined Vert and fleurs-de-lys Or;
Motto
LE BIEN PLUS QUE LES BIENS, meaning "Good over goods";
Flag
A banner of the Arms edged compony Or and Vert on the three sides of the fly;
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 the Municipalité de Saint-Cyrille de Lessard, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government