- The Governor General of Canada
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City of St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Registration of Arms and Supporters
March 15, 2005
Vol. IV, p. 456
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Blazon
Supporters
Dexter, a mariner of the XVth century holding an escroll inscribed 1497, sinister a mariner of the late XVIth century holding a like escroll inscribed 1583 proper;
Arms
Gules a paschal lamb proper between in chief two escallops Argent, a chief Argent charged with an ancient ship its pennon and flag flying proper upon barry wavy Azure and Argent;
Crest
Issuant from a mural crown Or a rocky mount Sable thereon a lion passant Or between two Tudor roses slipped proper;
Motto
AVANCEZ;
Symbolism
Supporters
Not applicable
Arms
Not applicable
Crest
Not applicable
Motto
Not applicable
Background
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Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on June 11, 2005, in Volume 139, page 2034 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not applicable
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 1 March 1965.