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Westmount, Quebec
Registration of Arms and Badge
February 15, 2021
Vol. VII, p. 336
Arms of Samuel BronfmanBlazonArgent a mount issuant in base Vert growing therefrom an oak tree fructed and wheat proper, on a chief wavy per fess wavy Argent and Azure four maple leaves in their autumnal colours proper; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The tree and the acorns represent the Bronfman family laying roots in Canada. The oak variety might refer to the barrels used to age the whisky that the family produced. The wheat possibly alludes to the Prairies, where the family first settled in Canada. The four maple leaves likely symbolize Mr. Bronfman’s children. |
CrestBlazonA three-masted ship Or on a closed book Azure, its spine fesswise and embellished Or; |
MottoBlazonFORWARD; SymbolismFORWARD. |
Badge of Samuel BronfmanBlazonAn eagle’s head couped Or gorged of rose leaves and maple leaves in their autumnal colours, all proper; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The rose leaves might refer to Mrs. Bronfman’s maiden name, Rosner, or to the rose branch in the arms of Westmount, Quebec, where the family lived. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on December 11, 2021 in Volume 155, page 5667 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available. PainterArtist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 25 November 1958. |