- The Governor General of Canada
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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