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Brantford, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Supporters, Flag and Badge
March 6, 1991
Vol. II, p. 80
Arms of The Corporation of the City of BrantfordBlazonGules a beaver statant on a log fesswise its ends gnawed all Or; |
CrestBlazonA maple leaf Gules veined Or charged with a mural crown Or masoned Gules; |
MottoBlazonINDUSTRIA ET PERSEVERANTIA. This Latin phrase means "Industry and perseverance". |
SupportersBlazonUpon a grassy mound strewn with daffodil flowers proper rising above barry wavy Azure and Argent to the dexter a Mohawk in traditional dress of the period 1784 bearing in the dexter hand and across the sinister shoulder the Gus-wen-tah wampum belt and to the sinister a pioneer logger in dress of the period 1830 bearing in the sinister hand a single bladed axe all proper; |
Flag of The Corporation of the City of BrantfordBlazonGules on a Canadian pale Argent an escutcheon of the Arms of the City of Brantford; |
Badge of The Corporation of the City of BrantfordBlazonArgent a maple leaf Gules veined Or charged with a mural crown Or masoned Gules enclosed within a bordure wavy Azure; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 23, 1991 in Volume 125, page 3770 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of the Corporation of the City of Brantford (Arms), and of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada (Flag and Badge), assisted the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterLinda Nicholson CalligrapherJudith Bainbridge Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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