The City of Winnipeg

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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Registration of Arms
May 20, 2005
Vol. IV, p. 494

Arms of The City of Winnipeg
Arms of The City of Winnipeg
 
Arms of The City of Winnipeg

Arms of The City of Winnipeg

Blazon

Vert a prairie crocus (Anemone patens) slipped proper on a chief Azure fimbriated thirteen mullets Or;

Symbolism

Not available.

Crest

Blazon

Within a circlet of prairie crocus (Anemone patens) the gate of Old Fort Garry proper;

Symbolism

Not available.

Motto

Blazon

UNUM CUM VIRTUTE MULTORUM;

Symbolism

This Latin phrase means “One, thanks to the moral strength of many.”

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on June 11, 2005 in Volume 139, page 2035 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent registering the Armoirial Bearings of The City of Winnipeg

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Not available

Painter

Not applicable

Calligrapher

Not applicable

Recipient Type

Civil Institution
Regional, Municipal etc Government

Other Information

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 12 January 1979.