The Viceregal Lion
  1. The Governor General of Canada
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Yvette Loiselle

Verdun, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Supporters
August 15, 1994
Vol. II, p. 341

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Blazon

Arms

Or on a fess between three swallows Azure a key wards to the dexter and downwards Or;

Crest

A mount Vert thereon a swallow Azure charged on the breast with a Maltese cross Argent;

Supporters

On a grassy mound two beavers Azure each gorged with a collar Or displaying three fleurs-de-lis Azure;

Motto

DON DE SOI, meaning "Give of yourself";


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 April 22, 1995, in Volume 129, page 1190 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of Gordon Macpherson, John Matheson and Yvette Loiselle, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
Gordon Macpherson

Calligrapher
Gordon Macpherson


Recipient Information

Individual