- The Governor General of Canada
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Communications and Electronics Engineering – (Air) of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
September 15, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 280
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Blazon
Badge
The figure of Mercury courant holding in his sinister arm a caduceus Argent all between two lightning flashes in pile Or, ensigned by the Royal Crown proper, environed by a laurel wreath Gules and flanked to the dexter by a wing fesswise Argent;
Symbolism
Badge
Mercury, the messenger of the gods, and the lightning flashes represent communications and electronics. The Royal Crown symbolizes service to the Sovereign. The badge frame composed of one or two wings, a laurel wreath and the Royal Crown is common to all trade and occupational badges of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 27, 2021, in Volume 155, page 1318 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Department of National Defence, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
David Farrar
Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military