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Pouce Coupé, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
March 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 164
Arms of William Albert WallaceBlazonGules a lion rampant Argent armed and langued Azure debruised of a fess Gules fimbriated and charged with three boars’ heads couped Argent; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The red field and white lion are the arms of the Chief of the Clan Wallace. |
CrestBlazonA dexter arm embowed in armour, the hand grasping a sword, issuant from a maunch of the tartan of the clan Wallace proper; SymbolismThe arm holding a sword is the crest of the Chief of the Clan Wallace. |
MottoBlazonPRO LIBERTATE; SymbolismMeaning “For freedom,” this Latin phrase is the Motto of the Chief of the Clan Wallace. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 23, 2019 in Volume 153, page 1083 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, 6 December 1951. See also the heraldic emblems of his uncle Samuel Arnold Wallace (Vol. VII, p. 165). |