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The coat of arms of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was designed by Robert Watt, the Chief Herald of Canada at the time, for the city after its amalgamation in 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=811&ShowAll=1 )〕 The arms were granted by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on January 11, 1999.〔 The coat of arms can be described as follows: ''Or, a pale and a chief Azure. The crest: on a wreath of the colours, issuant from a mural coronet Or, masoned Sable charged with a human heart Gules between two roses Argent, buttoned Or, slipped proper, on a grassy mount Vert, a golden eagle statant, wings elevated and expanded proper. The supporters are: on the dexter, a beaver sejeant proper, collared with a torse Gules, therefrom on a hexagon Or an ash leaf Vert; on the sinister, a brown bear rampant proper, collared with a torse Gules, pendant therefrom a hexagon charged with a columbine flower proper. Both supporters are placed on a grassy mount from which at the base of the shield three wavy streams in pairle reversed Argent each surcharged with another Azure flow into a barry wavy ‘lakefront', below which is placed a scroll with the motto ''Diversity Our Strength'' between two maple leaves Gules, veined Or, at the extremities of the scroll.''〔(City of Toronto - Grant of Arms and Supporters - January 11, 1999 - Vol. III, p. 291 ). Retrieved 21 April 2015.〕 The Canadian Heraldic Authority's official blazon of the coat of arms is:〔 * Arms: Or a chief-pale Azure. * Crest: Issuant from a mural crown Or charged with a heart Gules between two roses Argent barbed Vert seeded Or, a mound Vert thereon a golden eagle wings raised proper. * Supporters: On a mound Vert rising above barry wavy Azure and Argent and charged with three pales wavy Azure fimbriated Argent, dexter a beaver proper gorged with a cord Gules pendant therefrom a hexagon Or charged with an alder leaf Vert, sinister a bear proper gorged with a cord Gules pendant therefrom a hexagon Or charged with a columbine flower Azure. * Motto: DIVERSITY OUR STRENGTH. The arms displayed on the shield are designed in a way that represents the two towers of Toronto City Hall and the capital letter T, as shown in the image of the arms.〔(Coat of Arms and City motto ). ''City of Toronto website''. Retrieved 20 April 2015.〕 The three wavy streams beneath the shield represent the three rivers of Toronto: the Humber, the Don and the Rouge. The barry wavy 'lakefront' represents Lake Ontario. ==Former coats of arms== The chain of office of the Mayor of Toronto includes the coats of arms or heraldic devices of all prior municipalities, including the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.〔(Chain of Office ). ''City of Toronto website''. Retrieved 20 April 2015.〕 The coats of arms for the current city of Toronto, the former city of Scarborough, and the former city of York are registered in the Canadian Heraldic Authority's ''Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/main.asp?lang=e&welcome=true )〕 The former city of York was the only former municipality in Metropolitan Toronto to have a motto in Latin, while the mottoes of the other municipalities were in English. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coat of arms of Toronto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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