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Louis Hypolite (Hippolyte) La Fontaine

Montréal, Canada East
Registration of Arms
December 20, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 289

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Blazon

Arms

Azure a fess Argent charged with an open book surmounting a sword bendwise proper between two maple leaves Vert, all between in chief a cubit arm fesswise proper vested cuffed and holding a pair of scales Argent and in base a beaver couchant proper on a mount Vert;

Crest

Upon a rock a stone fountain proper;

Motto

FONS ET ORIGO;


Symbolism

Arms

Not available.

Crest

Not available.

Motto

This Latin phrase means “The source and the origin”.


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on October 25, 2014, in Volume 148, page 2732 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available.

Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres

Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet


Recipient Information

Individual

The recipient's emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 4 November 1854.