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Walter Von Schoenhausen
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Supplementary Letters Patent
June 7, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 449
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Blazon
Flag
A Banner of the Arms;
Flag
A Standard in the hoist the Arms the fly per fess Argent and Gules charged with a representation of the Badge;
Badge
Upon a torteau masoned Argent a rose also Argent barbed Vert seeded Or;
Arms
Gules masoned Argent thereon issuant from base a rose bush proper flowered Argent barbed Vert seeded Or on a chief embattled Argent a coronet erablé Gules;
Crest
A griffin sejant Gules beak legs and hind parts Argent the dexter talon resting on an anchor also Argent;
Motto
PAX ET NOBILITAS;
Symbolism
Flag
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Flag
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Badge
This combines the wall and the rose symbolism from the arms.
Arms
Red and white are the colours of Canada and Austria. The rose bush climbing the masoned wall refers to the name Schoenhausen, which means “beautiful house”. The wall is taken from the arms of the city of Innsbruck, Austria, the home of Mr. Von Schoenhausen’s ancestors, and the maple leaf coronet indicates his service to Canada.
Crest
The griffin alludes to the German state of Baden. The anchor refers to Mr. Von Schoenhausen’s work in the naval service.
Motto
PAX ET NOBILITAS means “Peace and nobility.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on June 11, 2005, in Volume 139, page 2034 of the Canada Gazette.
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One or more entries related to this Recipient's emblems appear elsewhere in the Register: Volume IV, p. 3.