- The Governor General of Canada
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Patrick McGillycuddy Stoker
Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
September 2, 1998
Vol. III, p. 271
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Blazon
Arms
Gyronny of six Argent and Vert three popinjays proper;
Crest
A Druid's head in profile wreathed with a chaplet of oak leaves proper vested Gules charged with a trefoil slipped Or;
Motto
QUID VERUM ATQUE DECENS. This Latin phrase means "What is true and becoming".
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 October 29, 2005, in Volume 139, page 3450 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
View all Letters Patent for Patrick McGillycuddy Stoker
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Office of Arms, Dublin, Ireland, 4 February 1909.