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St. John’s, Newfoundland
Registration of Arms
March 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 152
Arms of James CrawfordBlazonGules on a fess wavy Ermine a lion passant Or armed and langued Gules, on a chief wavy Argent between two annulets Sable a pale Azure charged with a deer’s head caboshed Or; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The red field and the ermine fess are traditional elements of Crawford arms. The deer’s head caboshed is one of the traditional Crawford crests. |
CrestBlazonA Newfoundland partridge holding in its beak a sprig of rue proper and standing on a mount Vert; SymbolismThe Newfoundland partridge recalls the home province of Mr. Crawford. |
MottoBlazonBE JUST AND FEAR NOT; SymbolismBE JUST AND FEAR NOT; |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 23, 2019 in Volume 153, page 1082 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, 24 May 1949. |