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Carbonear, Newfoundland
Grant of Arms and Flag
June 22, 1990
Vol. II, p. 19
Arms of the Town of CarbonearBlazonArgent on a chevron wavy Azure between in dexter chief a rose Gules barbed Vert seeded Or in sinister chief a shamrock Vert and in base the head of a young woman proper crowned with a coronet of shamrocks Sable two fish respectant in chevron Argent; |
CrestBlazonA bank schooner Azure sails Argent flying from the foremast a pennant the hoist Argent charged with a maple leaf Gules the tail per fess Argent and Gules; |
MottoBlazonAS LOVED OUR FATHERS; |
Flag of the Town of CarbonearBlazonAzure upon a Canadian pale the aforesaid Arms of the town; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on September 8, 1990 in Volume 124, page 3232 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of the Town of Carbonear coat of arms committee, and Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterJoan Bouwmeester CalligrapherJoan Bouwmeester Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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