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Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of a Badge
November 15, 2011
Vol. VI, p. 78
Badge of the Royal Canadian Air ForceBlazonAzure issuant from a coronet of maple leaves within vols, its rim set with mullets of six points, an eagle rising contourné Or; SymbolismBlue represents the sea and the sky, while the eagle rising from the coronet symbolizes the Air Force as a command in the Canadian Forces. |
MottoBlazonSIC ITUR AD ASTRA; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means "Such is the pathway to the stars". |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 24, 2012 in Volume 146, page 749 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available PainterNot available CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeMilitary Institution Other InformationThe recipient's emblems were originally approved by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1975. A badge was subsequently approved for this recipient in Volume VI, page 219. |