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The maple leaf tartan was designed in 1964 by David Weiser to commemorate the new Canadian flag. [1] [2] The four colours reflect the colours of the maple leaf as it changes through the seasons—green in the spring , gold in the early autumn , red at the first frost , and brown after falling. [3]
The flag of Canada, featuring a stylized maple leaf in the centre. The maple leaf slowly caught on as a national symbol. In 1868, it was included in the coat of arms of Ontario and the coat of arms of Quebec, and was added to the Canadian coat of arms in 1921. Historically, the golden maple leaf had represented Ontario, while the green maple ...
The National Flag of Canada ( French: Drapeau national du Canada ), [1] often referred to simply as the Canadian flag, consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1∶2∶1, in which is featured a stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre. [2] It is the first flag to have been adopted by both ...
The five flowers on the shield surrounded by maple leafs each represent an ethnicity— Tudor rose: English; Fleur de lis: French; thistle: Scottish; shamrock: Irish; and leek: Welsh. Canada's most well known symbol is the maple leaf, which was first used by French colonists in the 1700s. [ 7] Since the 1850s, under British rule, the maple leaf ...
Maple leaf updated to match File:Flag of Canada (construction sheet - leaf geometry).svg. Nominal dimensions changed to 630 × 655. Attempted to maintain small amount of padding around left, top, and right of the leaf as per original file. Leaf properly centered within image. 07:23, 28 July 2008: 3,700 × 4,000 (4 KB) Brochon99
The Maple Leaf Forever. file. help. " The Maple Leaf Forever " is a Canadian patriotic song written by Alexander Muir (1830–1906) in 1867, the year of Canada 's Confederation. [1] He wrote the work after serving with the Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto in the Battle of Ridgeway against the Fenians in 1866.
Maple Leaf. Design date. 1979 (2015) The Canadian Gold Maple Leaf ( GML) is a gold bullion coin that is issued annually by the Government of Canada. It is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint . The Gold Maple Leaf is legal tender with a face value of 50 Canadian dollars. The market value of the metal varies, depending on the spot price of gold.
Canada's most well known symbol is the maple leaf, which was first used by French colonists in the 1700s. Since the 1850s, under British rule, the maple leaf has been used on military uniforms and, subsequently, engraved on the headstones of individuals who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces. The maple leaf is prominently depicted on the ...