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.

Roderick Blaker

Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Arms, Flag and Badge
June 18, 1999
Vol. III, p. 325

Click on each image to enlarge. The blazon and symbolism for each element will accompany the enlarged image.


Blazon

Arms

Or on a bend Sable between in chief a Blackamoor’s head proper and in base a tower Sable masoned Or port and loophole Gules the Mace of the House of Commons of Canada Or;

Crest

Out of the battlements of a tower Or masoned Sable a nag’s head also Sable maned and holding in the mouth a sprig of three maple leaves Or;

Motto

PRO LIBERIS. This Latin phrase means "For my children".

Flag

A standard, the hoist of the Arms the fly barry of six Argent and Gules charged with three representations of the Badge separated by the Motto PRO LIBERIS in letters Sable on two bends Or fimbriated Sable the whole fringed Or and Sable;

Badge

A nag’s head couped Sable maned and encircled by ten maple leaves each palewise Or;


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 2264 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 College of Arms, London, England, 20 February 1984.