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SAINT JOHN'S
Province : Newfoundland and Labrador
Official blazon
Arms : Gules a paschal lamb proper between in chief two escallops Argent, a chief Argent charged with an ancient ship its pennon and flag flying proper upon barry wavy Azure and Argent.
Crest: Issuant from a mural crown Or a rocky mount Sable thereon a lion passant Or between two Tudor roses slipped proper.
Supporters: Dexter, a mariner of the XVth century holding an escroll inscribed 1497, sinister a mariner of the late XVIth century holding a like escroll inscribed 1583 proper.
Motto: AVANCEZ
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 1 1965 (London) and again on March 15, 2005 (Canada).
The saint after which the City is named is symbolised on the shield by the lamb, carrying a banner bearing St. George's Cross, and scalloped shells. The ship, sailing on waves at the top of the shield, refers to the province's early discovers and explorers. The shield is supported on the left by a mariner of the fifteenth century bearing the year the island was discovered by Cabot. The supporter on the right is a mariner of the late sixteenth century, bearing the date 1583 - the year Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed the island for England. The stone wall of the crest stands for civic authority, while the lion and roses refer back to the City's British heritage. "Avancez" or "advance", the City's motto, can be seen at the base of the coat of arms.
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