- The Governor General of Canada
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County of Wellington
Guelph, Ontario
Registration of Arms
July 29, 1996
Vol. III, p. 110
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a cross Gules fimbriated Argent between in each quarter five plates in saltire all within a bordure Argent charged of seven garbs Tenné;
Crest
A figure of the first Duke of Wellington holding a sword in his dexter hand and mounted on a horse passant proper;
Motto
VISION VALOUR;
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)
Edward Marion Chadwick
Painter
Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh / Cour du roi d’armes Lord Lyon, Édimbourg
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 Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 19 September 1984.