Legal Branch

Gules the Badge of the Legal Branch between two bars Or each charged with a barrulet Sable;

Wine-red is the colour of the Legal Branch, while the black stripes allude to the blindfold on the figure of Justice.

Sable a dexter hand in armour grasping a sword rebated proper its hilt and pommel Or and surmounting a balance Or, all enclosed by the Miscellaneous Badge Frame (A wreath of maple leaves, overall in base a scroll Or inscribed with the Motto in letters Sable, in chief the Royal Crown proper);

The black field represents darkness and the inability to see, symbolizing the blindfolded figure of Justice. The balance, or scales of justice, is also an attribute of the same figure. The sword without a point represents Curtana, the sword of mercy, which is presented at the coronation of the sovereign, who is the fount of justice and mercy. The armoured hand represents the Canadian Armed Forces. The Royal Crown and maple leaves represent the Branch’s service to the sovereign of Canada.