- The Governor General of Canada
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Louis Joseph Adjutor Amyot
Québec, Quebec
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2017
Vol. VII, p. 11
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Blazon
Arms
Azure on a bend Argent between two sunflowers proper five ermine spots Sable;
Motto
POTIUS* MORI QUAM FŒDARI, a Latin phrase meaning “Rather to die than to be dishonoured”;
* The records and painting of the College of Arms indicate “Potios,” although “Potius” is the correct spelling;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Motto
Not available.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 899 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
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 6 August 1931.