[!quebec-city-coat-of-arms.jpg](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/quebec-city-coat-of-arms.jpg) The right key symbolizes Québec as the capital of New France, and the left key as the capital of the Canadian province of Québec. The ship is a reference to Samuel de Champlain’s ship, who founded the city in 1608. The mural crown on the arms is a traditional civic administration symbol, but also recalls the fact that Québec is a fortified city, like Brouage en Saintonge, the city Champlain came from. The maple leaf represents the city’s Canadian character, as well as all the ethnicities present. The motto, “Don de Dieu Feray Valoir”, is a reference to Champlain’s ship, the Don de Dieu. I made this image based on the Canadian Trademark Data. – Luc Baronian References: Harrington, Kevin. 1988. Quebec city – Flags of a Capital in Flagscan [fsc] no 11, Fall 1988.