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

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George Aubrey Trusler

Toronto, Ontario
Grant of Arms
February 23, 1996
Vol. III, p. 127

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Blazon

Arms

Per pale Azure and Gules a heart Or charged with a smaller heart Vert all surmounting two scalpels in saltire blades upwards edges outwards between five anchors flukes outward and in base a sparrow volant all Or;

Crest

Issuant from a coronet érablé Or the rim charged with a frieze of trillium flowers Argent seeded Or leaved Vert on a rocky outcrop proper a representation of a Georgian Bay pine trunk and branches Or needles Vert;

Motto

CURA INTEGRITATE. This Latin phrase means "Care with integrity".


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

Painter
Linda Nicholson

Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis


Recipient Information

Individual