The Viceregal Lion
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Marc-Philippe Robert Joseph Vincent

Montréal, Quebec
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
January 20, 1995
Vol. II, p. 385

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Blazon

Arms

Azure a cross moline Or between four quatrefoils Argent;

Crest

Issuant from an ancient crown Or a dragon Gules armed Azure spitting fire and holding in the dexter claw a fleur-de-lis Or;

Motto

LOYAUTÉ ME LIE, meaning "Loyalty binds me";

Flag

A hoist of the Arms the fly per fess argent and azure over all the Crest between two bends Argent bearing the Motto all between two representations of the Badge the whole as herein described and fringed compony Argent and Azure;

Badge

Azure on a quatrefoil surmounting a saltire moline a fleur-de-lis Or;


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 1191 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of Auguste Vachon, Saint-Laurent Herald (Arms and Crest), and Marc-Philippe Robert Joseph Vincent (Badge), assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
Robert Létourneau

Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis


Recipient Information

Individual