- The Governor General of Canada
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Donald Claude MacDonald of Sanda
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
July 15, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 272
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Blazon
Arms
Quarterly, 1st Argent a lion rampant Gules, 2nd Or a dexter hand couped fesswise proper holding a cross-crosslet fitché Gules, 3rd Or a lymphad sails furled oars elevated in saltire Sable flagged Gules, 4th per fess wavy Azure and Vert a salmon naiant proper;
Crest
A dexter cubit arm in armour embowed, the hand apaumé holding a dagger proper, point in base;
Motto
AIR MUIR ’S AIR TÌR;
Symbolism
Arms
The four quarters form the Scottish arms of Macdonald, with the fourth quarter differenced.
Crest
The forearm in armour is found in other Macdonald crests.
Motto
This Scots Gaelic phrase means “On sea and on land.”
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 27, 2021, in Volume 155, page 1317 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available.
Painter
* Not available / Non disponible
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, 14 March 1957.