The Viceregal Lion
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Joseph Marc André Levesque

Gloucester, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
March 21, 1996
Vol. III, p. 91

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Blazon

Arms

Gules a lion rampant guardant triple queued and mitred and holding between the forepaws and dexter hind paw a crozier Or;

Crest

Rising out of a coronet erablé Gules a demi lion guardant triple queued and mitred Or and holding between the forepaws an astrolabe Gules;

Motto

SUCCESSUS A DILIGENTIA. This Latin phrase means "Success comes from diligence".

Flag

A standard, the Arms in the hoist, the fly per fess Gules and Or charged with the Crest between two representations of the Badge, all separated by two bends Or semé of maple leaves Gules;

Badge

An astrolabe Gules perched thereon a parrot reguardant Or;


Symbolism

In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 23, 1996, in Volume 130, page 3280 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available

Painter
Debra MacGarvie

Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge


Recipient Information

Individual

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