The Viceregal Lion
  1. The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies

Winnipeg, Manitoba
Approval of a Badge
April 1, 1989
Vol. II, p. 397

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Blazon

Badge

Bleu Céleste a lightning bolt in bend sinister Or surmounted by isosceles triangles Argent conjoined at their bases one in pale and two in fesse the whole encircled by an electron orbiting in bend Or;

Motto

VIRTUS PER SCIENTIAM. This Latin phrase means "Strength through science".


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 January 5, 2013, in Volume 147, page 3 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
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Painter
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Calligrapher
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Recipient Information

Military Institution
Military