- The Governor General of Canada
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Roderick Blaker
Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Arms, Flag and Badge
June 18, 1999
Vol. III, p. 325
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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.