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Hedley Vicars Cowie
Oriole, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 163
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Blazon
Arms
Ermine on a fess Azure between in chief two feathers palewise Gules and in base a cow’s head caboshed Azure attired of Highland horns Gules, a mullet between two cinquefoils Argent, all within a bordure Or;
Crest
A cow’s head proper attired of Highland horns Gules, gorged of a collar Azure charged with a mullet between two cinquefoils Argent;
Motto
PER COELI FAVOREM;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The cow’s head evokes the name Cowie. The cinquefoils possibly evoke the Clan Fraser, of which the name Cowie is a sept. The gold border is a mark of a second son in Scottish heraldry.
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The cow’s head evokes the name Cowie.
Motto
Meaning “By the favour of heaven,” this Latin phrase is used by other Cowie families.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 23, 2019, in Volume 153, page 1083 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, 22 June 1951.