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The Corporation of the City of Stratford

Stratford, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters and Flag
February 15, 1991
Vol. II, p. 76

Arms of The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Arms of The Corporation of the City of Stratford Arms of The Corporation of the City of Stratford

Arms of The Corporation of the City of Stratford

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Azure on a chevron Or between three swans naiant Argent a hurt charged with a beehive Or between two spears Gules their points upwards;

Crest of The Corporation of the City of Stratford

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A coronet dancetty of five points Or charged on the rim with maple leaves Gules alternating with trillium flowers Argent;

Motto of The Corporation of the City of Stratford

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INDUSTRIA ET ARS. This Latin phrase means "Industry and art".

Supporters of The Corporation of the City of Stratford

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On a grassy meadow rising above waves Azure crested Argent dexter a tiger Ermine armed Or gorged with a collar Azure pendant therefrom a hurt displaying a black willow tree Or grasping in its sinister paw a staff proper flying a banner of the Arms of the Canada Company sinister a lion Ermine armed Or charged with a like collar pendant therefrom a hurt displaying a railway steam locomotive Or grasping in its dexter paw a staff proper flying a banner of the City's Arms;
Flag of The Corporation of the City of Stratford Flag of The Corporation of the City of Stratford

Flag of The Corporation of the City of Stratford

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A banner of the Arms;

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on May 4, 1991 in Volume 125, page 1485 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to The Corporation of the City of Stratford Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to The Corporation of the City of Stratford

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