 Brief Description
Administrative Order 19
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The Coat of Arms is structured around the Shield; it is divided by a St. Andrew's Cross. The kingfisher, a symbol of industry, is in the centre of the shield, within a gold circle. On each arm of the cross are broad arrows, symbolic of a naval tradition; the two eighteenth century ships refer to this naval tradition and the history of settlement.
The crest consists of a mural coronet, a symbol of civic government; above the coronet are four mayflowers - the mayflower is the Provincial Flower of Nova Scotia - so designated by an Act of the Legislature in 1901.
Supporters stand on either side of the shield - two sea horses, heraldic beasts symbolic of port cities. Each wears a collar of maple leaves - from one hangs a book, symbol of learning and from the other hang two paddles referring to the historic and recreational use of canoes.
Each supporter holds a flag - the Provincial flag on the left, to signify the capital city of the Province, on the right a municipal flag derived from the shield. The shield rests on a grassy mound with wheat sheaves and spruce trees, symbols of agriculture and forestry.
The motto is Latin, E Mari Merces, translated Wealth from the Sea - one of the earliest civic mottoes in Canada, and still relevant.
Adopted by Halifax Regional Council on November 10, 1998
Brief Description / Administrative Order 19 /
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