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

The contents of this Register are intended for research purposes only. The heraldic emblems found in the Register may not be reproduced in any form or in any media without the written consent of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and/or the recipient.

John Lloyd George Brown

Belmont, Ontario
Grant of Arms
May 24, 1998
Vol. III, p. 304

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Blazon

Arms

Azure on a cross quadrate with ends pattée between first and fourth a prairie lily Or and second and third a fleur-de-lis Argent a roebuck in full course Gules between on each arm a trillium flower Argent seeded Or fimbriated Azure;

Crest

Issuant from a coronet the upper rim set with maple leaves Or alternating with roses Argent seeded Or a grassy mound Vert thereon three maple trees Argent leaved Gules, the central tree bearing on its crown a sun in splendour Or charged with a mullet of eight points Argent;

Motto

VIVO UT SERVIAM. This Latin phrase means "I live to serve".


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 July 22, 2000, in Volume 134, page 2262 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
Ilona Jurkiewicz

Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright


Recipient Information

Individual