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Markham, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
December 21, 1990
Vol. II, p. 78
Arms of The Corporation of the Town of MarkhamBlazonPer chevron Vert and Or in chief a sun in splendour issuant Or between four roses in pale Argent in base semé of billets bretessed palewise Purpure; |
CrestBlazonA Loyalist civil coronet rim Or maple leaves Gules oak leaves Vert issuant therefrom a demi-lion Or bearing between its forepaws a garb also Or; |
MottoBlazonLEADING WHILE REMEMBERING; |
SupportersBlazonUpon a grassy mound decked with four bunches of a gladiolus Or between a trillium flower and a rose Argent, dexter a stallion Or gorged with a collar Gules pendant therefrom a torteau bearing a chevron between in chief two pine cones and in base a fleur-de-lys Or sinister a mare Or gorged with the same collar; |
Flag of The Corporation of the Town of MarkhamBlazonA banner of the Arms; |
Badge of The Corporation of the Town of MarkhamBlazonIssuant from a Loyalist civil coronet rim Or maple leaves Gules oak leaves Vert a demi-lion Or bearing in its forepaws a billet bretessed palewise Purpure; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on May 4, 1991 in Volume 125, page 1485 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterAnatol Kozlowski CalligrapherJohn Whitehead Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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