- The Governor General of Canada
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Ernest Henry Godfrey
Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Arms
January 20, 2017
Vol. VI, p. 671
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a chevron Or between in chief two pelicans’ heads erased vulning themselves proper and in base a demi-griffin erased Or;
Crest
A demi-griffin Or charged on the shoulder with a cross crosslet Gules and holding between the claws a pelican’s head erased vulning itself proper;
Motto
DEUS ET LIBERTAS;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “God and liberty”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 25, 2017, in Volume 151, page 1305 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, 28 July 1921.