HMCS Champlain

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Chicoutimi, Quebec
Approval of a Badge
April 20, 1990
Vol. II, p. 309

Badge of HMCS Champlain
Badge of HMCS Champlain
 
Badge of HMCS Champlain

Badge of HMCS Champlain

Blazon

Vert a bend wavy Argent charged with a like bendlet Gules and over all a maple leaf Or;

Motto

Blazon

VOCATIO AD SERVITIUM;

Symbolism

Meaning “ A call to serve”.

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on January 5, 2013 in Volume 147, page 3 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent approving the Badge of HMCS Champlain

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Carl Gagnon, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Not available

Calligrapher

Not applicable

Recipient Type

Military Institution