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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Grant of Arms and Supporters
August 28, 1989
Vol. I, p. 36
Arms of Robert Lloyd George MacphailBlazonOr a lymphad under full sail Azure the sail charged with an oak tree Argent the oars and pennons Gules; |
CrestBlazonRising from a coronet of oak leaves Vert set on a rim Argent a demi lion Argent langued and armed Azure holding in its dexter forepaw a cross crosslet fitchée Gules; |
MottoBlazonEX VIRIBUS FAMILIAE MINISTERIUM CIVITATI. This Latin phrase means "Drawing from the resources of one's family, to put oneself in the service of the state". |
SupportersBlazonDexter a race horse Or gorged with a silk collar Azure pendant therefrom a chaplet of potato leaves Vert and potato flowers Gules and sinister a fox Gules with underportions tail tip and ear linings Or gorged with a coronet composed alternately of cross crosslets and thistle flowers Argent all upon a compartment of a grassy meadow divided by a pale Azure fimbriated Argent on either side an oak sapling sprouting bearing a chickadee bird (Parus atricapillus) proper; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on October 14, 1989 in Volume 123, page 4560 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. PainterDavid Bowyer CalligrapherDavid Bowyer Recipient TypeIndividual Special DesignationLieutenant Governor |