Coat of arms of Vancouver

Coat of arms of Vancouver
ArmigerVancouver
Adopted1969
CrestIssuant from a mural crown per pale or and azure masoned sable a ship's mast proper bearing a filled sail argent and a pennant vert
HelmetA Gentleman's helm mantled azure doubled argent
ShieldBarry wavy of eight azure and argent on a chief or two dogwood flowers proper overall on a pile vert a totem pole of Kwakiutl design embodying representations of an eagle grizzly bear and halibut Or[1]
SupportersDexter a logger proper bearing an axe in the dexter hand, sinister a fisherman proper bearing a fishing net in the sinister hand
Motto"By Sea Land and Air We Prosper"

The coat of arms of Vancouver was granted by the College of Arms on 31 March 1969.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CHA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "City of Vancouver: Visual Identity Program" (PDF). City of Vancouver. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.