- The Governor General of Canada
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Rean Everton Egerton Meyer
Victoria, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
October 16, 1996
Vol. III, p. 123
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Blazon
Arms
Azure two stems of lily of the valley conjoined flowered and leaved Or in chief a lion passant guardant paly Argent and Gules gorged Or;
Crest
Issuant from a Loyalist military coronet Or an arm embowed in armour Azure embellished Or the hand proper grasping a sword in bend sinister point downwards Argent hilt and pommel Or;
Motto
LOYALLY WE SERVED;
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Badge
Azure two stems of lily of the valley conjoined leaved Vert flowered Argent all within a garter its tip adorned with a maple leaf Argent;
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 22, 1997, in Volume 131, page 3589 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Rean Everton Egerton Meyer, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Gordon Macpherson
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Individual