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Henry Ronald North Eydt
Waterloo, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge
July 15, 2004
Vol. IV, p. 389
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Blazon
Arms
Per chevron Argent and Azure, in chief two blue-eyed grass flowers (Sisyrinchium montanum) proper, in base a lion rampant barry of ten Or and Gules;
Crest
A sinister cubit arm proper habited Gules holding a closed book Sable edged Or;
Motto
MEIN WORT IST MEIN EID;
Badge
The Crest within a belt Azure fimbriated buckled its tip adorned with a maple leaf and inscribed with the Motto in letters Or;
Symbolism
Arms
The chevron-shaped division line and the lion allude to the arms of the University of Waterloo where Dr. Eydt taught for 37 years. Those arms feature chevrons and lions. The lion’s barry structure on a blue field alludes to the arms of the German state of Hesse from which Dr. Eydt’s family and name originated. The gold and red colours of the bars are colours found prominently in the arms of the University, and serve to difference the Hessian arms. The blue-eyed grass flowers are his favourite wildflower and symbolize his long career as a professor of botany.
Crest
This crest depicts a left hand holding a Bible to symbolize the surname Eydt, which is an archaic form of the German word for “oath” in the legal sense.
Motto
MEIN WORT IST MEIN EID means “My word is my oath” and refers to Dr. Eydt’s name and his philosophy.
Badge
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 12, 2005, in Volume 139, page 689 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Kevin Greaves, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
D. Robert Tunstall
Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek
Recipient Information
Individual