- The Governor General of Canada
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Land Force Trials and Evaluation Unit
Oromocto, New Brunswick
Approval of a Badge
July 1, 2001
Vol. IV, p. 178
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Blazon
Badge
Argent within a sprocket Vert a pair of calipers points in chief Sable, on a chief Gules two swords in saltire Argent hilts and pommels Or;
Motto
DE ARMIS VERITAS;
Symbolism
Badge
The swords refer to the Land Force. The tracked vehicle sprocket is representative of the items which the LFETU must test for the Land Force, and the calipers represent the many measurements taken during a trial.
Motto
Meaning "Truth about arms".
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on February 22, 2003, in Volume 137, page 516 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Unit, assisted by Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, and the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military