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''' ANNAPOLIS'''


Province : [[Nova Scotia ]]
Province : [[Nova Scotia ]]
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====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
'''Arms''' : Argent a saltire Azure, on an escutcheon Or an apple tree Vert within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Azure;<br>
'''Arms''' : Argent a saltire Azure, on an escutcheon Or an apple tree Vert within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Azure;<br>
'''Crest''' : Issuant from a wooden palisade proper, a lion's head erased Or;<br>
'''Crest''' : Issuant from a wooden palisade proper, a lion's head erased Or;<br>
'''Supporters''' : Dexter a white-tailed deer proper gorged with a ribbon paly Gules Sable Vert and Or pendent therefrom a plate charged with a Mi'kmaq star Argent, Or, Gules and Sable, sinister a great blue heron proper gorged with a like ribbon pendent therefrom a hurt charged with a mullet Or, the supporters standing on two grassy mounds Vert joined by barry wavy Argent and Azure;<br>
'''Supporters''' : Dexter a white-tailed deer proper gorged with a ribbon paly Gules Sable Vert and Or pendent therefrom a plate charged with a Mi'kmaq star Argent, Or, Gules and Sable, sinister a great blue heron proper gorged with a like ribbon pendent therefrom a hurt charged with a mullet Or, the supporters standing on two grassy mounds Vert joined by barry wavy Argent and Azure;<br>
'''Motto''' : PRIMUS ET PRINCEPS
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': PRIMUS ET PRINCEPS


   
   
====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on January 15, 2004.  
The arms were officially granted on January 15, 2004.  


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The Latin motto <em>PRIMUS ET PRINCEPS</em> means First and foremost". This was suggested by the County, and it refers to the fact that the County was the site of the first permanent European settlement in Canada, as well as numerous "firsts" in the country.  
The Latin motto <em>PRIMUS ET PRINCEPS</em> means First and foremost". This was suggested by the County, and it refers to the fact that the County was the site of the first permanent European settlement in Canada, as well as numerous "firsts" in the country.  
'''[[Literature]]''': Image and information from http://www.gg.ca


 
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