- The Governor General of Canada
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Hans Dietrich Birk
Scarborough, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Flag
May 1, 1989
Vol. I, p. 17
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Blazon
Arms
Sable a sword in pale Argent hilt and pommel Or surmounted by a wall embattled Or in base charged with two crosses patty Sable placed fesswise on either side of a semi-circular arch quoined Or and Sable issuing from base and displaying the field and hilt of the sword;
Crest
A vol addorsed Sable with quill shafts Or;
Motto
AUDEO ET SUCCEDO. This Latin phrase means "I dare and I succeed".
Flag
Per fess embattled Or and Sable, an escutcheon 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 November 25, 1989, in Volume 123, page 5070 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Hans Birk, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Hans Birk
Calligrapher
Hans Birk
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient's emblems were subsequently recorded in the name of his son, Wolf Dieter Birk, in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume IV, page 150, 1 November 2001.