- The Governor General of Canada
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Alexander Moseanu
Scarborough, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
November 10, 1994
Vol. II, p. 362
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Blazon
Arms
Sable above a winged lion's face Or langued Gules crowned with a coronet composed of a rim Gules heightened with maple leaves Or a Maltese cross Argent on a chief embattled Gules its battlements fimbriated Or two swords in saltire points downwards Argent hilts and pommels Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet composed of a rim Or heightened with maple leaves Gules a gauntlet Argent grasping a spear in bend reversed Sable headed Argent;
Motto
CITUS · AUDAX · CERTUS. This Latin phrase means "Swift, brave, certain".
Flag
A hoist of the Arms a fly per fess Argent and Gules displaying the Badge over all the whole within a bordure compony Or and Gules;
Badge
On a pellet above a winged lion's face Or langued Gules crowned with a coronet composed of a rim Gules heightened with maple leaves Or a Maltese cross Argent the whole within a bordure formed of a crest wreath Or and Gules;
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 24, 2001, in Volume 135, page 936 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Alexander Moseanu, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Létourneau
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual