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Anthony Frederick Krings
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
October 1, 2001
Vol. IV, p. 149
Blazon
Arms
Gules a rose Argent barbed Vert seeded Or within an orle of nine plates;
Crest
An eagle displayed Argent beaked and legged Gules charged on its wing coverts and breast with nine torteaux;
Symbolism
Arms
The name Krings is a derivation of Quirinus, from its pronunciation in the lower Rhineland dialect. The nine discs evoque a Saint Quirinus who was drowned with handmill stones tied to his body (A.D. 309). The rose symbolizes good fortune.
Crest
The eagle is inspired by the arms of the city of Neuss, Germany, where the remains of another Saint Quirinus, its patron saint, have been kept since 1050.
Background
In general, there will be no images shown for emblems registered, confirmed or related to Supplementary Letters Patent.
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on February 22, 2003, in Volume 137, page 518 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original Concept of Hans Birk.
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the Deutschen Wappenrolle, Berlin, 29 October 1983.
One or more entries related to this Recipient's emblems appear elsewhere in the Register: Volume V, p. 446.