Coat of arms of Scarborough, Ontario

The coat of arms of Scarborough was adopted by Scarborough, Ontario, when it became a city on 29 June 1983. A grant of arms was issued by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on 1 February 1996.[1]

Blazon

Arms[1]

Or a columbine flower and a chief embattled Azure issuant from the upper chief a demi-sun Or;

Crest

Issuant from a coronet heightened with four ears of corn (one and two-halves visible) alternating with four millstones (two visible) Or a maple leaf Gules;

Supporters

Two stags Or attired and unguled Azure each gorged with a collar of braid Gules Argent and Azure standing upon a representation of the Scarborough Bluffs proper rising above the waters of Lake Ontario Azure and Argent;

Motto

HOME ABOVE THE BLUFFS

References

  1. ^ a b "Public Register of Arms, Flags, and Badges of Canada". http://www.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project-pic.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=606&ProjectElementID=2131. Retrieved 23 August 2008. 

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