- The Governor General of Canada
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Robert Lloyd George Macphail
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Grant of Arms and Supporters
August 28, 1989
Vol. I, p. 36
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Blazon
Arms
Or a lymphad under full sail Azure the sail charged with an oak tree Argent the oars and pennons Gules;
Crest
Rising from a coronet of oak leaves Vert set on a rim Argent a demi lion Argent langued and armed Azure holding in its dexter forepaw a cross crosslet fitchée Gules;
Supporters
Dexter a race horse Or gorged with a silk collar Azure pendant therefrom a chaplet of potato leaves Vert and potato flowers Gules and sinister a fox Gules with underportions tail tip and ear linings Or gorged with a coronet composed alternately of cross crosslets and thistle flowers Argent all upon a compartment of a grassy meadow divided by a pale Azure fimbriated Argent on either side an oak sapling sprouting bearing a chickadee bird (Parus atricapillus) proper;
Motto
EX VIRIBUS FAMILIAE MINISTERIUM CIVITATI. This Latin phrase means "Drawing from the resources of one's family, to put oneself in the service of the state".
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 October 14, 1989, in Volume 123, page 4560 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
David Bowyer
Calligrapher
David Bowyer
Recipient Information
Individual
Lieutenant-Governor