Part a- Diameter: 23.0cm x Height: 1.9cm
Part b- Length: 14.6cm x Width: 8.9cm
a- A cream coloured circular shaped china plate that has wide gold band on the brim. On the centre of the plate is the embossed coat of arms of the City of Peterborough. The coat of arms has a shield on the middle with a green background, a sword pointing downward across 6-barred, wavy arrangements. Th supporter of the shield on the left side is a stag, and on the right side is a red lion that wears a golden chain. Above the shield is a crested helm that is mounted on a green and silver wreath with a beaver on a log of wood. The scroll on the top of the coat of arms has green coloured words that read "CITY OF PETERBOROUGH" and the words on the bottom scroll are "DAT NATURA ELABORANT ARTES". The back of the plate is cream coloured. There is a manufacturers' mark on the central right of the base. It is a silver coloured maple leaf with the words "DECORATED IN CANADA". Below the maple leaf is "22 K GOLD". b- A small cream coloured paper booklet that describes the symbols on the City of Peterborough Coat of Arms. On the front cover, there is a blue image of the coat of arms and the words around the image read "The Coat of Arms of the Corporation of the City of Peterborough". The printed blue text inside the booklet and on the back cover has information on the armorial bearings and supporters on the coat of arms, including the shield, the crest, the stag and the red lion.
The emblem on the centre of this plate has become the Official Coat of Arms of the City of Peterborough on May 7, 1951. On the Coat of Arms, the shield with a green background represents the champs (French word for "field"), as a reference to the first explorers' trip through the district in 1615. The green also represents the Emerald Isle, which was brought by the first Irish immigrants under the influence of Hon. Peter Robinson in 1825. The sword commemorates the veteran soldiers and officers of the British army that have fought in war. The 6-barred waves across the sword symbolize the Otonabee River and many lakes that are in the Peterborough region. The crested helm above the shield features a Canadian beaver on a log of wood. It grasps a golden key in its paw that points upward and to the left. The key represents the key of St.Peter and references to the word "Peter" in the city's name. As a supporter of the shield, the lion is taken from the Duke of Wellington's family crest, who led many officers and men to become the first settlers in the Peterborough district. The stag appears in many old English crests.
