- The Governor General of Canada
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Anthony Patrick Cawthra Adamson
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
May 18, 1999
Vol. III, p. 315
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a fess between in chief two cross crosslets fitchée and in base within an annulet a boar’s head couped Or surmounting two arrows in saltire and resting on a quiver all Argent;
Crest
A lion passant Azure holding in the dexter paw a maple leaf Or;
Motto
VETERUM NON IMMEMOR. This Latin phrase means "Not unmindful of old things".
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 2263 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 12 October 1982.