- The Governor General of Canada
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Paul Brian Nicholas Flemming
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Grant of Arms, with differences to Mark Alexander Merritt Flemming and Ann Louise Flemming
May 12, 1998
Vol. III, p. 243
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Blazon
Arms
Vair a bordure counter compony Or and Gules;
Crest
Bearing on an open book Argent edged Or bound Gules a dolphin embowed Azure finned and queued Or langued Gules;
Motto
CONCIPERE ET PERSEVERARE. This Latin phrase means "To conceive and to persevere".
Differenced Arms for Mark Alexander Merritt Flemming, son of Paul Brian Nicholas Flemming
The Arms of Paul Brian Nicholas Flemming debruised of a three-point label Gules; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his death;
Differenced Arms for Ann Louise Flemming, daughter of Paul Brian Nicholas Flemming
The Arms of Paul Brian Nicholas Flemming debruised by a heart 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 John L. Williamson, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
David Farrar
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Individual