- The Governor General of Canada
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Edwin Mirvish
Toronto, Ontario
Grant of Arms
January 20, 1995
Vol. II, p. 379
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Blazon
Arms
Gules six jesters legs Or flexed and issuant from a mullet of twelve points Gules pierced Or;
Crest
Rising out of a circlet of orchids Or a demi figure of a man proper vested as a jester Gules and charged on the breast with two crescents addorsed Or and holding in the hands a jester's wand proper;
Motto
HONESTAS. This Latin word means "Honesty".
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 November 23, 1996, in Volume 130, page 3278 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Joan Bouwmeester
Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester
Recipient Information
Individual