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Coat of arms of Ottawa

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Argent a cross wavy Azure charged with a like cross Argent between in the first quarter the Royal Crown proper and in the fourth quarter a maple leaf Gules on a chief also Gules an astrolabe Argent between to the dexter two arrows in saltire points upwards Argent surmounted by an Indian canoe paddle
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choice of Ottawa as Canada's capital, while the maple leaf is the national emblem of Canada. At the top of the shield, the arrows and paddle are representative of the first inhabitants of the region, while the astrolabe in the centre alludes to
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The timber trimmer again represents the historical economic strength of the Ottawa Valley, while the officer of the Civil Service Rifle Regiment alludes to Ottawa's place as the centre of government—the civil service—of
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Upon amalgamation of the city of Ottawa with surrounding municipalities in 2001, the new City Council requested that the arms be reissued to the newly formed municipality. In March of that year, the
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Dexter a timber trimmer of the date 1850 holding in the exterior hand a trimming axe head downwards and on the sinister an officer of the Civil Service Rifle Regiment all proper
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granting arms to the city of Ottawa. The city formally declared the use of the arms in force as of 1 January of the following year.
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who was first to discover Quebec, today known as part of Canada, and also explore the Ottawa river , and the remaining tools to
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The main element of the shield, the wavy blue and white lines, represent the Ottawa River running from left to right with the
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erect Or and to the sinister a spade and pick axe in saltire Argent surmounted by a grenade Or fired proper
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Stationery, chain of office, some proclamations, seals, certificates, invitations, souvenirs, gifts
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A white pine fructed proper charged with a bezant thereon an oak tree eradicated and fructed proper
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designed an original coat of arms for Bytown and later one for the City of Ottawa in the 1850s.
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Adapted from the motto of the pre-amalgamation city of Ottawa, "City of Ottawa Advance"
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issued a new grant of arms. The new arms are exactly the same as the old.
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rivers represented above and below. A royal crown alludes to
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is the historical basis of the economic power of the
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Again referring to the history of the Ottawa Valley.
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Armiger
Ottawa
Crest
Torse
Helmet
Shield
Supporters
Compartment
Motto
Ottawa
Vincent Massey

John Henry Walker
John Henry Walker
Duke of Norfolk
Earl Marshal
letters patent
Canadian Heraldic Authority
Crest
white pine
Ottawa Valley
Shield
Rideau
Gatineau
Queen Victoria's
Samuel de Champlain
John By
Rideau Canal
Compartment

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