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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

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