The Viceregal Lion
  1. The Governor General of Canada
Heraldry Today

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Corel Corporation

Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
June 21, 1996
Vol. III, p. 118

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Blazon

Arms

Azure semé of stellar lights Or two flaunches barry wavy Or and Bleu-Celeste overall a bezant charged with seven squares Gules their angles conjoined inwards to form a polygonal C;

Crest

A demi lion rampant Gules holding with the dexter forepaw from its basket proper a hot air balloon tierced in fesse Azure Or and Bleu-Celeste the sinister forepaw resting on a representation of the globe proper;

Motto

SUCCEED WHILE HAVING FUN;

Flag

Or an escutcheon of the Arms;

Badge

On a plate pierced and embellished Bleu-Celeste seven squares Gules their angles conjoined inwards to form a polygonal C;


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)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
David Farrar

Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright


Recipient Information

Civil Institution
Profit Organization