- The Governor General of Canada
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City of Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
July 14, 1998
Vol. III, p. 260
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Blazon
Arms
Or a fess wavy Azure between in chief an exterior gaslight mantle tempore 1906 Sable and Argent flamant Azure and Bleu céleste between dexter a steam locomotive wheel sinister a cogwheel Azure and in base three flames also Azure garnished Bleu céleste;
Crest
Issuant from a mural coronet Argent masoned Gules adorned with ears of wheat Or a First Nation's medicine man's traditional headdress proper;
Supporters
On a mound of prairie grass proper dexter a horse Or maned and unguled Azure gorged with a collar erablé Gules sinister a tyger Or armed and langued Azure semé and heightened of flames Azure garnished Bleu céleste gorged with a collar of wild rose flowers proper;
Motto
ANIMO ET FIDE. This Latin phrase means "With courage and faith".
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Badge
A First Nation's medicine man's traditional headdress Or within a ring of flames Azure garnished Bleu céleste;
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 182 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
Eva Pilar-Cass
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government