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Clifford Roderick Shorney
Port Credit, Ontario
Registration of Arms and Badge
July 15, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 271
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Blazon
Badge
A mullet of eight points Argent irradiated Or charged with a unicorn’s head erased Sable crined Or the horn wreathed Or and Sable;
Arms
Quarterly Or and plumeté of peacock feathers Azure, in the first quarter a lion rampant double-queued Gules;
Crest
An eagle wings elevated and displayed Or beaked and legged Gules charged on each wing with a maple leaf Vert, holding in its beak a balance Or, standing on the stock of an oak tree therefrom sprouting a branch proper fructed Or;
Motto
QUI VIDET CREDIT;
Symbolism
Badge
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The star centred in a disc, resembling the aperture of a camera lens, may refer to Mr. Shorney’s passion for photography.
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The peacock feathers with their numerous eyespots recall Mr. Shorney’s profession as an optician.
Crest
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “He who sees believes.” The word credit refers to Mr. Shorney’s residence in Port Credit, Ontario.
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
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 8 October 1956.