Coat of Arms of Lethbridge
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The Coat of Arms of Lethbridge is an official symbol of the city of Lethbridge, Alberta. It was designed by Reverend John Stanley Chivers and adopted on September 16, 1907.[1]
The shield is a roundel with three divisions, blue (azure), red (gules) and brown (ochre), with charges depicting a locomotive (for transportation), a sheave of wheat (for agriculture) and a hand with pickaxe (for coal mining) as the foundation of the early economy of the city. A circular scroll reads City of Lethbridge • 1890 • 1906, the town and city incorporation years respectively.
The compartment consists of a panoramic southern Alberta scene portraying strip farming and a mine tipple against a background of mountains and foothills. It rests on the city motto: Ad occasionis januam (Latin for "Gateway to Opportunity").[1]
A mural crown in the crest symbolises the city status and Canada's allegiance to the British crown.
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- ^ a b City of The Lethbridge (2006). The Lethbridge Coat of Arms. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
