- The Governor General of Canada
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Henry Black
Québec, Canada East
Registration of Arms
December 20, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 291
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a saltire engrailed between in fess two acorns slipped and in base a crescent Or;
Crest
Upon a mount Vert a demi-lion Or gorged with a collar gemel and resting the sinister paw upon a lozenge Azure charged with a crescent Or;
Motto
NON CRUX SED LUX;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Not the cross, but its light”.
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, 29 August 1863.