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Montréal, Quebec
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
January 15, 2009
Vol. V, p. 412
Badge of H.M.C.S. DonnaconaBlazonArgent three maple leaves on one stem Gules surmounted in base by two hands clasped in fess, that to the dexter of an Iroquois wearing a bracelet of bear claws, that to the sinister of a European proper; SymbolismThe hands commemorate the meeting between Chief Donnacona and Jacques Cartier at Stadacona (now Quebec City). The three maple leaves are from the arms of Canada and indicate that the name “Canada” came from the Iroquoian word “Kenneta”, meaning “habitation”. |
MottoBlazonHAND ON HAND; SymbolismNot applicable |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 20, 2010 in Volume 144, page 441 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available PainterNot available CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeMilitary Institution Other InformationThe badge was originally approved on 9 February 1948. |