Coat of arms of the Halifax Regional Municipality | |
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Crest | On a mural coronet Or issuant therefrom a sprig of mayflower of four blossoms proper |
Shield | Azure a saltire Or and a bezant merged thereon a Kingfisher between four broad arrows points outward Azure in fess two sailing vessels tempore 1760 flags flying to the dexter Or |
Supporters | On a grassy mound Vert set dexter with garbs Or and sinister with spruce trees Vert between barry wavy Azure and Argent dexter a hippocampus Or gorged with a circlet set with maple leaves Vert pendant therefrom an open book Argent bound Azure holding between its legs a staff Argent flying therefrom the banner of the Province of Nova Scotia proper sinister a like hippocampus similarly gorged pendant therefrom two paddles in saltire Azure holding between its legs a staff Argent flying therefrom the banner of Halifax Regional Municipality proper |
Motto | E MARI MERCES |
The coat of arms of Halifax, Nova Scotia is the full armorial achievement as used by the municipal government as an official symbol.[1]