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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
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The crown and cypher customarily change with each succeeding monarch and they represent service to the Sovereign. The grenade, named for its similarity to a pomegranate, was a small bomb composed simply of a hollow iron ball filled with explosive and detonated with a simple fuse. It gave rise to a type of infantryman called a Grenadier who was specially trained and equipped for throwing grenades. The Motto translates as "Second to none".
The crown and cypher customarily change with each succeeding monarch and they represent service to the Sovereign. The grenade, named for its similarity to a pomegranate, was a small bomb composed simply of a hollow iron ball filled with explosive and detonated with a simple fuse. It gave rise to a type of infantryman called a Grenadier who was specially trained and equipped for throwing grenades. The Motto translates as "Second to none".


The Blazon of the Badge was confirmed by The Canadian Heraldic Authority on June 15, 2006.
The Blazon of the badge was confirmed by The Canadian Heraldic Authority on June 15, 2006.
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[[Literature]]: https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry
[[Literature]]: https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry
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[[Category:Military heraldry of Canada]]
[[Category:Military heraldry of Canada]]
[[Category:Army heraldry]]
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