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Municipalité de Berthier-sur-Mer

Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec
Grant of Arms
May 22, 1997
Vol. III, p. 174

Arms of the Municipalité de Berthier-sur-Mer
Arms of the Municipalité de Berthier-sur-Mer

Arms of the Municipalité de Berthier-sur-Mer

Blazon

Per fess enarched in chief Azure in base barry wavy Argent and Azure over all a fess also enarched Vert its upper side edged Argent surmounted by a sun in splendour Or;

Crest of the Municipalité de Berthier-sur-Mer

Blazon

A bull's head Or charged with an oak leaf Vert;

Motto of the Municipalité de Berthier-sur-Mer

Blazon

SUR TERRE ET SUR MER, BERTHIER TOUJOURS PLUS FIER, meaning "By sea and by land, Berthier always prouder";

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on November 22, 1997 in Volume 131, page 3590 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Municipalité de Berthier-sur-Mer

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Auguste Vachon, Saint-Laurent Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Robert Létourneau

Calligrapher

Judith Bainbridge

Recipient Type

Civil Institution