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Descending upon a mural crown Or a dove wings expanded in the beak a sprig of olive proper, the whole ensigned of an eye within a triangle the base eradiated downwards Or
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231:References
69:Supporters
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583:Athabaska
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332:National
209:See also
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119:Victoria
674:Related
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630:Dauphin
528:Offices
468:Toronto
443:Calgary
407:Ontario
402:Nunavut
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282:20 July
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56:Shield
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427:Yukon
179:crest
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