Stratford

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STRATFORD

Province : Ontario

Official blazon

Arms : Azure on a chevron Or between three swans naiant Argent a hurt charged with a beehive Or between two spears Gules their points upwards.
Crest: A coronet dancetty of five points Or charged on the rim with maple leaves Gules alternating with trillium flowers Argent.
Supporters: On a grassy meadow rising above waves Azure crested Argent dexter a tiger Ermine armed Or gorged with a collar Azure pendant therefrom a hurt displaying a black willow tree Or grasping in its sinister paw a staff proper flying a banner of the Arms of the Canada Company sinister a lion Ermine armed Or charged with a like collar pendant therefrom a hurt displaying a railway steam locomotive Or grasping in its dexter paw a staff proper flying a banner of the City's Arms.
Motto: INDUSTRIA ET ARS

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 15, 1991.

Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.

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Literature : Image from http://www.gg.ca