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Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
February 18, 1997
Vol. III, p. 164
Arms of Roger Alexander LindsayBlazonGules a fess chequy Azure and Argent between a lion passant guardant Argent in chief and a pot of three growing lilies also Argent in the base; SymbolismHistorically based on the Lindsay shield, the arms have a single silver lion in a form indicating a non-violent approach to vigilance and protection. The blue and white chequerboard can also allude to the financial profession of Mr. Lindsay. The silver pot containing three lilies is representative of the City and Royal Burgh of Dundee, Mr. Lindsay’s place of birth in Scotland. |
CrestBlazonA swan Or charged on the breast with a maple leaf Gules; SymbolismThe swan is associated with the Clan Lindsay and is shown adorned with a maple leaf upon its breast. |
MottoBlazonFESTINA LENTE; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “Hasten slowly” and is indicative of the grantee moving forward as fast as is prudently feasible. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 22, 1997 in Volume 131, page 3590 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Don Pottinger, Islay Herald at the Court of the Lord Lyon (arms). PainterLinda Nicholson CalligrapherJudith Bainbridge Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 17 February 1987. |