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Anthony Clunn Crawford

St. John’s, Newfoundland
Registration of Arms
March 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 153

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Blazon

Arms

Gules on a fess wavy Ermine a lion passant Or armed and langued Gules, on a chief wavy Argent between two annulets Sable a pale Azure charged with a deer’s head caboshed, all within a bordure Or;

Crest

A Newfoundland partridge holding in its beak a sprig of rue proper, standing on a mount Vert;

Motto

BE JUST AND FEAR NOT;


Symbolism

Arms

The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The red field and the ermine fess are traditional elements of Crawford arms. The deer’s head caboshed is one of the traditional Crawford crests. The gold border is a mark of a second son in Scottish heraldry.

Crest

The Newfoundland partridge recalls the home province of Mr. Crawford.

Motto

BE JUST AND FEAR NOT;


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 23, 2019, in Volume 153, page 1082 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available.

Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet

Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet


Recipient Information

Individual

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 5 July 1949.