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Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms and Supporters
November 16, 1992
Vol. II, p. 138
Arms of the Bank of MontrealBlazonArgent a saltire Gules between in chief a rose of the last barbed, seeded, leaved and slipped in base a beaver to the sinister and in fess a thistle leaved and slipped and a sprig of shamrock proper a bordure per pale Sable and Vert; |
CrestBlazonUpon a log of maple fesswise sprouting a beaver proper; |
MottoBlazonCONCORDIA SALUS. This Latin phrase means "Harmony is salvation". |
SupportersBlazonUpon a grassy mound on either side an Indigenous person to the dexter in full dress holding in the exterior hand a calumet and raising the other hand to the forehead the sinister in hunting dress holding in the exterior hand a bow all proper; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on July 25, 1992 in Volume 126, page 2302 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available PainterJoan Bouwmeester CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeCivil Institution Other InformationThe recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 21 April 1934. |