Canadian Forces Crypto Support Unit, Canada

CANADIAN FORCES CRYPTO SUPPORT UNIT, CANADA

Official blazon

Badge: Bleu Celeste a scytale Or in bend sinister its head jewelled its shaft entwined by a strip of parchment inscribed in Greek letters proper, the whole encircled by an annulus Azure edged and inscribed CANADIAN FORCES CRYPTO SUPPORT UNIT • UNITÉ DE SOUTIEN CRYPTOGRAPHIQUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES in letters Or.
Motto: CAUTE SERVAMUS.

Origin/meaning

Badge: The scytale, a tool used to perform a transposition cypher on text inscribed on a strip of parchment, symbolizes the cryptographic purpose of the unit. Motto This Latin phrase means “Let us serve with cautionˮ.

The badge was approved by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on October 15, 2014.

Literature: Image from https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry