Picton

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PICTON

Province : Ontario

Official blazon

Arms : Per pale Gules and Argent a representation of a Georgian town building between two maple leaf coronets in chief within a bordure all counterchanged.
Crest: Issuing out of a Loyalist civil coronet (rim Or, maple leaves Gules, oak leaves Vert lettered Sable) a demi stag Argent bearing in its dexter hoof a leaf of the Silver Maple Gules.
Supporters: Dexter a lion Ermine armed and langued Azure charged with a ship's wheel also Azure, sinister a horse Argent langued and unguled Azure charged with a cross crosslet fitchée also Azure, each standing on a grassy promontory joined by barry wavy Azure and Argent.
Motto: EX DUOBUS UNUM below the shield and PATRIOTISM · PERSERVERANCE · PRUDENCE above the shield

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 29, 1989.

Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.

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Literature : Image from http://www.gg.ca