- The Governor General of Canada
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79 Communication Regiment
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
June 1, 1997
Vol. III, p. 389
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Blazon
Badge
Per fess Argent and Azure between two flashes of lightning a representation the figure of Mercury the sinister foot standing on a globe and carrying with the sinister arm a caduceus Or;
Motto
INTER TEMPORA PER SPATIA. This Latin motto was later corrected to read PER TEMPUS SPATIUMQUE, meaning “Through time and space”.
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 March 4, 2006, in Volume 140, page 428 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not available / Non disponible
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military