- The Governor General of Canada
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The Province of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Registration of Arms, Supporters and Flag
April 5, 1989
Vol. I, p. 16
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Blazon
Arms
Or on waves a lymphad or ancient Galley with oars in action proper on a chief Gules a lion passant guardant Or;
Crest
Within a coronet comprising four maple leaves (three manifest) set upon a rim Or water barry wavy Azure and Argent leaping therefrom an Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) upholding on its back the Royal Crown both proper mantled Gules doubled Or;
Supporters
On either side a white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) each gorged with a collar of Maliseet wampum proper and pendant therefrom an escutcheon that to the dexter bearing the Union badge and that to the sinister the arms Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or otherwise France Modern a compartment comprising a grassy mount with the floral emblem of the Province of New Brunswick the purple violet (viola cuculata) and young Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) commonly called fiddlehead growing therefrom all proper;
Motto
SPEM REDUXIT. This Latin phrase means "Hope restored".
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
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 July 22, 1989, in Volume 123, page 3347 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Elizabeth McKee
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Provincial & Territorial (General)
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 26 May 1868.