- The Governor General of Canada
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County of Prince Edward
Picton, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
September 29, 1989
Vol. I, p. 48
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a Loyalist civil coronet Or within ten ears of barley in orle also Or all within a bordure wavy Azure fimbriated on the inside Argent;
Crest
Within a circlet composed of maple leaves Gules and trillium flowers Argent barbed and seeded proper a demi lion Or gorged with a collar of roses Gules barbed and seeded proper alternating with fleurs de lys Azure pendant therefrom a long cross Gules;
Supporters
Dexter a man habited as a Loyalist farmer settler his dexter hand resting on a plough all proper sinister a woman habited as a Loyalist settler her sinister hand supporting a cornucopia spilling forth corn, tomatoes, peas and pumpkins the whole resting on a compartment composed of dexter a grassy field sinister a beach of sand all proper and rising above waves Azure crested Argent;
Motto
LOYALLY FOUNDED LOYALLY BUILT;
Motto
BLESSED BY NATURE ENRICHED BY MAN;
Flag
Argent a canton 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 Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Joan Bouwmeester
Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government