- The Governor General of Canada
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Sidney Culverwell Oland
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Registration of Arms and Flag
March 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 169
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Blazon
Flag
A pennon Argent charged with two fountains Sable and Or in pale and to the sinister with a lymphad Sable sails Or, flagged of Scotland, adextré Sable charged with a griffin rampant Or;
Arms
Argent two fountains Sable and Or, in base a lymphad Sable sails Or, flagged of Scotland, on a chief Sable a griffin passant Or;
Crest
A lion’s head Ermine transfixed in saltire by two arrows points downwards Or barbed and feathered Gules;
Motto
VERDAD Y HONOR;
Symbolism
Flag
The griffin on a black field is a traditional element of Brice coats of arms, Mr. Oland’s great-great-grandfather being Worthington Brice, from Bristol, England.
Arms
The griffin on a black field is a traditional element of Brice coats of arms, Mr. Oland’s great-great-grandfather being Worthington Brice, from Bristol, England.
Crest
A lion’s head Ermine transfixed by an arrow is one of the crests of the Brice family, Mr. Oland’s great-great-grandfather being Worthington Brice, from Bristol, England.
Motto
This Spanish phrase means “Truth and honour.” The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The use of Spanish possibly alludes to the Spanish background of Mr. Oland’s wife, Herlinda de Bedia y Martel.
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, 28 November 1952.