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Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
December 15, 2017
Vol. VII, p. 21
Letters Patent registering the Heraldic Emblems of Arthur William Patrick BuchananBlazonQuarterly 1st and 4th Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Sable (Buchanan); 2nd Sable a chevron between three bears’ heads erased Argent muzzled Gules (Lennie); 3rd Or a lion rampant Gules surmounted of a fess chequy Azure and Argent (Stewart of Albany); overall at the fess point a bear’s head erased proper muzzled Gules, the whole within a bordure quarterly 1st and 4th embattled Gules, 2nd and 3rd invected Ermine; SymbolismThe three arms quartered in this shield represent families from which Mr. Buchanan is descended, with the addition of the border and the bear’s head in the centre. |
CrestBlazonA dexter hand holding a ducal cap, all within two laurel branches proper; SymbolismThis crest is borne by other Buchanan families. |
MottoBlazonAUDACES JUVO; SymbolismThe Latin phrase AUDACES JUVO, meaning “I help the bold,” is traditionally associated with the clan Buchanan. |
MottoBlazonCLARIOR HINC HONOS; SymbolismThe Latin phrase CLARIOR HINC HONOS, meaning “Brighter hence the honour,” is traditionally associated with the clan Buchanan. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 17, 2018 in Volume 152, page 899 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, 10 June 1937. |