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Vancouver, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
January 15, 2024
Vol. VIII, p. 254
Arms of Alfred Harold Joseph SwenciskyBlazonAzure a horseshoe heels in chief environing a cross patté Or, all within a bordure compony-counter-compony Or and Gules; SymbolismThe yellow horseshoe and cross on a blue background is the Jastrzębiec clan’s coat of arms used by many Polish noble families since the Middle Ages. The border makes this design unique to Mr. Swencisky and the other descendants of his grandfather Julian Constantine Andrew Święcicki. |
CrestBlazonA sparrowhawk rising Gules holding in its talons a horseshoe heels in chief environing a cross patté, all issuant from an ancient crown Or; SymbolismThis is based on the Jastrzębiec clan’s crest used by many Polish noble families since the Middle Ages. |
MottoBlazonNUNQUAM CEDAMUS; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “We shall never yield.” |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of the College of Arms, London. PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot available Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 17 January 1967. |