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  2. Great Seal of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The first Great Seal of Canada was carved in the United Kingdom and sent to Canada to replace a temporary seal which had been used since Confederation in 1867. On the great seal assigned to Canada in 1869, the arms of each of the original provinces—Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, and Ontario—were shown separately, two on each side of the figure of Queen Victoria seated beneath a canopy.

  3. Coat of arms of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The coat of arms of Canada, [a] also known as the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada [b] or, formally, as the Arms of His Majesty The King in Right of Canada [c] is the arms of dominion of the Canadian monarch and, thus, also the official coat of arms of Canada.

  4. List of personal coats of arms of presidents of the United States

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    Name of president and blazon Arms of Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president, 1801–1809 Shield: Azure a fret Argent and on a chief Gules three leopards' faces Argent. Crest: a lion's head erased Or. Motto: Ab Eo Libertas A Quo Spiritus (The one who gives life gives liberty). [4] — James Madison, 4th president, 1809–1817 No arms known.

  5. Canadian Red Ensign - Wikipedia

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    At the base is a sprig of three maple leaves representing Canada. The leaves are described as proper, that is, the natural colour; it uses red and gold, the colour of the leaves in autumn. An earlier version of the Arms of Canada and the Canadian Red Ensign, used from 1922 to 1957, was coloured green. [5]

  6. Canadian royal symbols - Wikipedia

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    Canadian royal symbols are the visual and auditory identifiers of the Canadian monarchy, including the viceroys, in the country's federal and provincial jurisdictions.. These may specifically distinguish organizations that derive their authority from the Crown (such as parliament or police forces), establishments with royal associations, or merely be ways of expressing loyal or patriotic sent

  7. Coat of arms of New Brunswick - Wikipedia

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    Royal Warrant granting Armorial Bearings for the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and a Great Seal for the Dominion of Canada. Canada Gazette, volume 3, number 22, 27 November 1869, page 36. Royal Warrant augmenting the arms of New Brunswick. Canada Gazette Part I, volume 120, number 14, 5 April 1986, pages 1748–1750.

  8. List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols - Wikipedia

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    Name Flag Coat of arms Escutcheon Bird Animal (mammal) Fish Flower Tree Mineral Motto Other Alberta [2] Great horned owl: Bighorn sheep: Bull trout: Wild rose: Lodgepole pine: Petrified wood: Fortis et liber (strong and free) Provincial grass: rough fescue, song: "Alberta", gemstone: ammolite: British Columbia [3] Steller's jay: Spirit bear ...

  9. Keeper of the Seals - Wikipedia

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    The Great Seal of Canada. The official Keeper of the Great Seal of Canada is the Governor General. At his or her installation, the governor general swears three oaths, one of which is the oath of the office of keeper of the great seal. The seal is also presented to the Governor General who entrusts it back to the registrar general for safekeeping.