41 Signal Regiment, Canada
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41 SIGNAL REGIMENT, CANADA
Official blazon
Badge: Per fess Argent and Azure the figure of Mercury courant holding in his sinister arm a caduceus and standing on a terrestrial globe Or between in base four wild roses proper.
Motto: SIGNIFERI EXCELLENTIA.
Origin/meaning
The white and blue colours and the figure of Mercury are traditionally associated with signals units. White and blue are the historical colours of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, while Mercury, messenger of Roman gods, symbolizes swift communication. The wild roses represent the squadrons that amalgamated to form the regiment. The wild rose is also the floral emblem of Alberta, where the regiment is located. The Motto translates as “Signals, excellence”.
The badge was approved on January 15, 2014.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry