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Richmond Hill, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
March 20, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 494
Arms of Stavros ApostolopoulosBlazonQuarterly Azure and Gules, a lion rampant Or holding between its paws a cross Argent, on a chief Or three playing card spades Sable; SymbolismThe lion is a powerful creature associated with leadership. The four background squares represent Mr. Apostolopoulos, his wife Laura and their two children, Ella and Andreas. The white cross on blue is emblematic of Greece and thus represents Mr. Apostolopoulos’s heritage. The spades allude to the idea of breaking ground with spades or shovels, and thus to Mr. Apostolopoulos’s family’s work in construction and property development. Their number refers to Mr. Apostolopoulos and his two brothers, as well as to the name of their property management business, the Triple Group of Companies. |
CrestBlazonIssuant from a coronet flory Argent, a lion sejant affronty Or vested of a cloak Gules wearing a coronet flory and holding in each paw a staff Or flying therefrom the Flag; SymbolismThe lion repeats the symbolism of the arms, and, with the addition of a cloak and crown, it pays tribute to Mr. Apostolopoulos’s father as “king” of the family. The two flags represent Mr. Apostolopoulos’s two children. The cross and maple leaf device on them refers to the family’s Greek and Canadian background. |
MottoBlazonTOUS POUR UN • UN POUR TOUS; SymbolismMeaning, “All for one, one for all”, this phrase was made popular by Alexandre Dumas in his novel The Three Musketeers and was used by Mr. Apostopoulos’s father to refer to his three sons. |
Flag of Stavros ApostolopoulosBlazonPer pale Azure and Gules a cross couped Argent dimidiating a maple leaf Or; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Badge of Stavros ApostolopoulosBlazonA cross couped Argent dimidiating a maple leaf Or; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on October 3, 2015 in Volume 149, page 2337 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Bruce Patterson, Deputy Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterGordon Macpherson CalligrapherDoris Wionzek Recipient TypeIndividual |