Concordia Salus by MagikUnicorn

2D • Historical • posted on Feb 05, 2012

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Coat of arms of Montreal The first coat of arms of Montreal was designed by Jacques Viger, the city's first mayor, and adopted in 1833 by the city councillors. Modifications were made some one hundred five years later and adopted on 21 March 1938, resulting in the version currently in use. The coat of arms was the only city emblem representing Montreal until 1981 when a stylized logo was also developed for common daily use, reserving the coat of arms for ceremonial events and occasions. The first coat of arms was displayed on white shield, which had a red saltire with four different charges between each of the arms, representative of the four main components of the population as viewed by Mayor Jacques Viger and the city council in 1833 when the coat of arms were designed and adopted. To the top, a rose was for the English heritage of the population, the dexter a thistle for the Scots, the sinister a sprig of clover for the Irish heritage of the city and to the bottom base a beaver for the French that originally settled the territory and traded in furs. In 1938, the city council requested the coat of arms be updated to better reflect Montreal's population. The changes replaced the saltire with a cross, which then was reminiscent of both the St. George's Cross often associated with England and also with Christian missionary missions that could represent the principles of the French Catholics that originally founded the city. The beaver had become a symbol of the whole of Montreal and of the industriousness of the city by this time period, no longer merely representing the original French settlers, and was moved to ensign the shield. In the place of the beaver on the shield, a blue fleur de lys was added to symbolize the descendants of the original French settlers. The rose, thistle and clover remained. The shield was surrounded by a wreath made of sugar maple leaf to symbolize the amicable relations between the various elements of Montreal's population and an allusion to the maple as a national emblem of Canada. The scroll and motto below the shield read Concordia Salus, a Latin phrase translated as "Salvation through harmony." The fleur de lys was long used by the French Royal Houses, such as the House of Bourbon, in their coat of arms and was found upon the national flag of the French during this time, and was also used as a mark of honour or favour by the King of France. The first European settlers in possession of the Island of Montreal hailed from France, and thus are represented by this symbol. The Red Rose of Lancaster was used as a symbol of the English Royal House of Lancaster, and has become, with the White Rose of York and Tudor Rose, a symbol of the English people as well. Found in various folklore of the Scots since Roman times, the thistle has also been long used in the compartment of the Scottish royal coat of arms, and has been symbolic of the Scottish people long before heraldry. Traditionally known as a trefoil, the shamrock was a symbol to early Irish Christians of the trinity, is has endured to become a symbol of the Irish people along with the harp of Brian Boru. Nice SUNDAY VIDEO HERE Thanks Magik

Comments (43)

MagikUnicorn

4:57PM | Sun, 05 February 2012

Armoiries de Montréal Les armoiries de la Ville de Montréal, métropole du Québec, ont été adoptées dans leur version actuelle en 1938, évolution de la version originale de 1833. L'utilisation de ces armoiries par la Ville revêt aujourd'hui un caractère d’exception. Les armes de la ville de Montréal peuvent se blasonner ainsi : « D'argent à une croix de gueules; cantonnée au premier d'une fleur de lys d'azur; au deuxième d'une rose de gueules tigée, feuillée et pointée de sinople; au troisième d'un chardon du même, fleuri de pourpre; au quatrième d'un trèfle de sinople. » Pour les ornements extérieurs: « Timbré d'un castor couché sur écot au naturel. L'écu entouré d'un rinceau de feuilles d'érable de sinople, et pour devise CONCORDIA SALUS » L'écu de Montréal utilise un champ d'argent (couleur du fond) pour rappeler celui des premières armoiries de Montréal. La croix, tout en délimitant les cantons de l'écu, symbolise le rôle prépondérant du christianisme dans la fondation de Ville-Marie, premier établissement français à l'origine de la ville de Montréal. Les quatre cantons sont chargés de meubles végétaux symbolisant l'origine ethnique des principaux groupes constituant la population de Montréal au XIXe siècle: La fleur de lys des Bourbons, pour l'ethnie d'origine française, premiers occupants de Montréal; La rose des Lancastres, pour l'ethnie d'origine anglaise ayant conquis et développé la ville; Le chardon, pour les citoyens d'origine écossaise; Le trèfle, pour le groupe d'origine irlandaise. Le blason de Montréal est généralement figuré sur un écu adoptant la forme française dite « moderne », à l'instar des armoiries de la province du Québec, pour souligner la similarité de leur origines. Histoire Le 19 juillet 1833, le Conseil municipal de Montréal adopte, sous la houlette de Jacques Viger, premier maire de Montréal, la version originale des armoiries de la ville. La devise « Concordia Salus » y est déjà présente ainsi que les meubles représentant les quatre principales origines des Montréalais à l'époque, mais c'est un castor qui représente les Canadiens français au lieu des Français. Le 21 mars 1938 est adoptée la version actuelle des armoiries, après leur modification par Conrad Archambault, archiviste en chef de la Ville de Montréal, afin de les rendre conformes au règles de l'héraldique. La fleur de lys remplace le castor comme symbole des «Canadiens» (Français). Le choix des ornements, ainsi que la forme de l'écu dans la représentation adoptée à l'époque, ont été influencés par les courants français des années trente. VIDEO DU DIMANCHE CLIQUÉ ICI MERCI Magik

Faemike55

5:01PM | Sun, 05 February 2012

Very interesting information and nice artwork

bebopdlx

5:08PM | Sun, 05 February 2012

Nice work and info

Savage_dragon

5:11PM | Sun, 05 February 2012

I agree with Mike. ")

mickeyrony

5:12PM | Sun, 05 February 2012

You're better than me in info. I have bubbles lol. Beautiful coat. A few I remember ... ((5 + +)) Tu es meilleur que moi en info . Moi j'ai les bulles lol. Belles armoiries . Un peu de je me souvient ... ((5++))