The Viceregal Lion
  1. The Governor General of Canada
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Trinity Church

Simcoe, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge
May 4, 1998
Vol. III, p. 241

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Blazon

Arms

Azure on a dogwood flower Argent seeded and sepaled Or a cross potent the cross pieces embowed outwards between four roundels in cross Gules;

Motto

STEADFAST IN UNITY AND FAITH;

Badge

Within a chaplet of dogwood leaves Vert charged with four dogwood blossoms in cross between four trillium flowers in saltire Argent all seeded and sepaled Or a cross potent the cross pieces outwards embowed between four roundels in cross Gules;


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 January 30, 1999, in Volume 133, page 181 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of David Bowyer, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
David Bowyer

Calligrapher
David Bowyer


Recipient Information

Civil Institution
Local (church, synagogue)