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Hamilton, Ontario
Registration of Arms
December 20, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 295
Arms of Robert Charteris ThomsonBlazonArgent a fess Azure between in chief two mullets Gules and in base a stag’s head caboshed proper; SymbolismNot available. |
CrestBlazonA cubit arm in armour issuing from a cloud the hand holding a dagger all proper; SymbolismNot available. |
MottoBlazonNON GLADIO SED GRATIA; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “Not by the sword, but with kindness”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on October 25, 2014 in Volume 148, page 2732 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available. PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 22 August 1894. |