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

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Séminaire de Québec

Québec, Quebec
Grant of Arms
September 9, 1999
Vol. III, p. 330

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Blazon

Arms

Or on a cross Gules between sixteen allerions Azure five escallops Argent;


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 2265 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available

Painter
Joan Bouwmeester

Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester


Recipient Information

Civil Institution
National, Regional, Diocesan, Administrative