Object Title
City of Kingston Coat of Arms
Object Name
Coat of Arms
Date Made
1973
Materials
Paper
Catalogue Number
2017.003.015
Dimensions

Length 35.8 cm x Width 26.0 cm

Description

A coloured image of the official City of Kingston crest that has been printed on glossy beige coloured paper. The crest consists of a shield in the centre with 5 alternating blue (azure) and silvery white (argent) wavy lines signifying Lake Ontario with a Martello Tower above. There is a single crown above the Martello Tower. The shield has two supporters a griffon segreant on the dexter and a lion rampant on the sinister. Along the bottom in a red and silver coloured banner is "PRO· REGE // GREGE // ET·LEGE". There is an image of a beaver at the top centre of the crest. Underneath the crest is "The Armorial Bearings of // The CITY of KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA. // as Recorded at the College of Arms, London, England. // Conrad Swan // 6. VI. 73 // York".