- The Governor General of Canada
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Jacques Brillant de Boisbrillant de la Durantaye
Monte Carlo
Registration of Arms
January 20, 1995
Vol. II, p. 386
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Blazon
Arms
Argent a lion passant guardant Gules;
Crest
Issuant from a circlet alternating fleurs-de-lis and Maltese crosses Or a moose's head armed Or Gules supporting between the horns a bronze cross patée proper;
Motto
BON SANG NE PEUT MENTIR, meaning "Good blood can not lie";
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)
Not available
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 30 March 1963.