- The Governor General of Canada
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Michael Walter Elliston Allen
Victoria, British Columbia
Grant of Arms
September 6, 1994
Vol. II, p. 350
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Blazon
Arms
Argent on a saltire Azure two swords points upwards Argent hilted and pommelled Or surmounted by a dogwood flower Argent seeded Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet of a rim Or set alternately with dogwood flowers Argent seeded Or and Garry Oak leaves Vert a demi lion Or armed and langued Azure charged on each shoulder with a rose Gules barbed Vert seeded Or bearing in its paws a hurt charged with a saltire cross humetty Argent;
Motto
TRIUMPHAVI SUPER ARDUA. This Latin phrase means "I have triumphed over adversity".
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 March 12, 1994, in Volume 128, page 4584 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Graham Anderson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Alastair Priestly
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Individual