Coat of arms of the Hudson Bay Company

Cast metal and painted coat of arms of the Hudson Bay Company. Argent, a cross gules between four beavers sable. Crest: Upon a cap of maintenance gules turned up ermine, a fox sejant, proper. Supporters: On either side, elk proper. Motto: 'PRO PELE CUTEM' [a skin for a hide].

Object Details

ID: HRA0041
Collection: Heraldry
Type: Coat of arms
Display location: Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
Date made: After 1921
People: Co, Hudson Bay
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 773 mm x 783 mm x 28 mm x 12 kg