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===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Azure dexter a lamb couchant contourné Argent unguled Or sinister a lion couchant also Or between seven trillium flowers three in chief four in base proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Azure dexter a lamb couchant contourné Argent unguled Or sinister a lion couchant also Or between seven trillium flowers three in chief four in base proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': A mural crown Azure masoned and and charged at each merlon with a maple leaf Or. <br> | '''Crest''': A mural crown Azure masoned and and charged at each merlon with a maple leaf Or. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': PEACE · PROSPERITY | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': PEACE · PROSPERITY | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on December 11, 1993. | The arms were granted on December 11, 1993. | ||
The coat of arms is based closely on the Waterloo County emblem which was adopted in 1853. The design incorporates a lion and lamb - the biblical allegories of peace and prosperity - as well as seven trilliums which represent the seven area municipalities, and the Region's place in Ontario. Above the shield is a mural coronet, a traditional symbol of municipalities. | The coat of arms is based closely on the Waterloo County emblem which was adopted in 1853. The design incorporates a lion and lamb - the biblical allegories of peace and prosperity - as well as seven trilliums which represent the seven area municipalities, and the Region's place in Ontario. Above the shield is a mural coronet, a traditional symbol of municipalities. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image from http://www.gg.ca | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | [[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Ontario]] | [[Category:Ontario]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:44, 31 January 2024
WATERLOO (REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY)
Province : Ontario
Official blazon
Arms : Azure dexter a lamb couchant contourné Argent unguled Or sinister a lion couchant also Or between seven trillium flowers three in chief four in base proper.
Crest: A mural crown Azure masoned and and charged at each merlon with a maple leaf Or.
Motto: PEACE · PROSPERITY
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 11, 1993.
The coat of arms is based closely on the Waterloo County emblem which was adopted in 1853. The design incorporates a lion and lamb - the biblical allegories of peace and prosperity - as well as seven trilliums which represent the seven area municipalities, and the Region's place in Ontario. Above the shield is a mural coronet, a traditional symbol of municipalities.
Literature : Image from http://www.gg.ca
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