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====Official blazon==== | ====Official blazon==== | ||
'''Arms''': Or on a pile throughout indented issuing from base barry wavy Argent and Azure a Maliseet oar in pale Or between on the dexter a sprig of potato plant (Tuberum solanum) and on the sinister a sprig of violets (Viola cuculata) both slipped and leaved all proper<br> | |||
'''Crest''': On the rim of a mural coronet of three merlons Or from dexter to sinister a fleur-de-lis Azure a thistle slipped and leaved proper a maple leaf Gules a trefoil Vert and a rose Gules seeded Or barbed Vert<br> | |||
'''Supporters''': On the dexter a soldier of the 104th Regiment of Foot (New Brunswick Regiment) ca. 1810 habited and holding a rifle proper on the sinister a representation of Malobeam in Maliseet dress proper holding an oar Or<br> | |||
'''Motto''': COR UNUM | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The arms were officially granted on October 23, 1996. | |||
The waterfalls in the St. John river, from which the name of the city is derived, is shown in the center of the shield. The local Maliseet Indians called the falls the 'destroyer place'. This is symbolised by the indentations on the sides of the pile. These also symbolise the many sawmills which were once numerous around Grand Falls.<br/> | The waterfalls in the St. John river, from which the name of the city is derived, is shown in the center of the shield. The local Maliseet Indians called the falls the 'destroyer place'. This is symbolised by the indentations on the sides of the pile. These also symbolise the many sawmills which were once numerous around Grand Falls.<br/> | ||
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[[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | [[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:New Brunswick]] | [[Category:New Brunswick]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1996]] | |||