The Viceregal Lion
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Canadian Forces Health Services Group

Ottawa, Ontario
Confirmation of a Badge
November 15, 2023
Vol. VIII, p. 233

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Blazon

Badge

Sable a maple leaf Argent charged with a cross couped Gules, all within the Badge Frame for Miscellaneous Formations/Groups;

Motto

SANITAS;


Symbolism

Badge

The design uses the badge of the Militia Army Medical Staff Service, a maple leaf bearing a red cross.

Motto

This Latin word means “Health.”


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 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
D. Robert Tunstall

Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione


Recipient Information

Military Institution
Military

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This emblem with a different badge frame was previously recorded in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume VI, page 241, 20 June 2013.