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The ram's head (from the sinister supporter of the | The ram's head (from the sinister supporter of the arms of British Columbia) and the green field draw on the heritage of the previous Canadian Army Western Command. The ears of wheat recall the prairies and were also a part of the Western Command badge. Badge approved by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on January 1, 1998 and the old version on February 1, 1994. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from https://www.gg.ca/heraldry | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of Canada]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of Canada]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1994]] | [[Category:Granted 1994]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1998]] | [[Category:Granted 1998]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:15, 15 October 2023
LAND FORCE WESTERN AREA, CANADIAN ARMY
 (1994 Badge) |
 (1998 Badge) |
Official blazon
1994 Badge: Per fess Azure and Vert over all a ram's head couped proper and in base two ears of wheat one in bend the other in bend sinister conjoined at the stem Or.
Motto: PACE PARATUS AD ARMA. This Latin phrase means "In peace prepared for war".
1998 Badge: Vert between two ears of wheat issuant in base Or the head of a big horn sheep (Ovis canadensis) in trian aspect proper.
Motto: PACE PARATUS AD ARMA.
Origin/meaning
The ram's head (from the sinister supporter of the arms of British Columbia) and the green field draw on the heritage of the previous Canadian Army Western Command. The ears of wheat recall the prairies and were also a part of the Western Command badge. Badge approved by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on January 1, 1998 and the old version on February 1, 1994.
Literature: Images from https://www.gg.ca/heraldry
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