City of St. John's

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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Registration of Arms and Supporters
March 15, 2005
Vol. IV, p. 456

Arms of the City of St. John's
Arms of the City of St. John's
 
Arms of the City of St. John's

Arms of the City of St. John's

Blazon

Gules a paschal lamb proper between in chief two escallops Argent, a chief Argent charged with an ancient ship its pennon and flag flying proper upon barry wavy Azure and Argent;

Symbolism

Not applicable

Crest

Blazon

Issuant from a mural crown Or a rocky mount Sable thereon a lion passant Or between two Tudor roses slipped proper;

Symbolism

Not applicable

Motto

Blazon

AVANCEZ;

Symbolism

Not applicable

No image is available for this registration or confirmation.

Supporters of the City of St. John's

Blazon

Dexter, a mariner of the XVth century holding an escroll inscribed 1497, sinister a mariner of the late XVIth century holding a like escroll inscribed 1583 proper;

Symbolism

Not applicable

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on June 11, 2005 in Volume 139, page 2034 of the Canada Gazette.

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Not applicable

Painter

Not applicable

Calligrapher

Not applicable

Recipient Type

Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government

Other Information

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 1 March 1965.