Coat of arms of Saskatoon

The coat of arms of Saskatoon is the assumed heraldic symbol representing the city of Saskatoon.

Coat of arms of Saskatoon
Armiger	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Adopted	January 14 1949
Crest	On a wreath of the colours a lion passant guardant or holding in his dexter paw a sprig of Saskatoon Berries (Amelanchier Alnifolia Nutt) proper.
Motto	Commerce, Industry, Education
Designer	A.L. Atkinson

It is visible on the city flag, adopted in 1980, as well as the Saskatoon Police Service coat of arms which was registered by the Canadian Heraldic Authority in 2007.

History

The coat of arms were designed in 1948 by A.L. Atkinson, an engineer professor at the University of Saskatchewan and heraldry admirer. ^[1] He would later be voted $50 as a tangible expression of Saskatoon's appreciation for his design of the coat of arms. ^[2]

Saskatoon adopted his design on January 14 1949 by Bylaw No. 3081 following the incapability of the former design adopted in 1913 to be described in proper heraldic language, rendering the former design unable to be approved.^[3] Neither the coat of arms nor the flag have never been registered. The decision of doing so was made in 1988 but no record of why was recorded.^[1]

Blazon

The blazon is:

Arms: Per chevron vert and or, in dexter chief an open book of learning argent leathered sable, in sinister chief a cogged wheel of six spokes in saltire and fesse of the third with overall a wheat ear of the second, in base a cross and saltire voided of the last with overall an annul et of the last encircling a bezant.^[4]

Crest: On a wreath of the colours a lion passant guardant or holding in his dexter paw a sprig of Saskatoon Berries (Amelanchier Alnifolia Nutt) proper.