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'''MANITOBA''' | '''MANITOBA''' | ||
[[File:manitoba.jpg|center| | [[File:manitoba.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Vert on a rock a buffalo statant proper on a chief Argent the Cross of St. George.<br> | '''Arms''' : Vert on a rock a buffalo statant proper on a chief Argent the Cross of St. George.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': A beaver sejant upholding with its back a representation of the Royal Crown proper its dexter forepaw raised holding a prairie crocus (Anemone patens) slipped also proper. <br> | '''Crest''': A beaver sejant upholding with its back a representation of the Royal Crown proper its dexter forepaw raised holding a prairie crocus (Anemone patens) slipped also proper. <br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On a mound bearing seven prairie crocuses slipped proper between to the dexter a wheat field Or and to the sinister a forest of white spruce (Picea glauca) proper the whole rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure dexter a unicorn Argent armed crined and unguled Or gorged with a mural coronet Vert masoned and encircled with maple leaves Argent pendant therefrom the wheel of a Red River cart Vert sinister a horse Argent crined queued and unguled Or gorged with a collar of Prairie Indian beadwork proper pendant therefrom a cycle of life medallion Vert. <br> | '''Supporters''': On a mound bearing seven prairie crocuses slipped proper between to the dexter a wheat field Or and to the sinister a forest of white spruce (Picea glauca) proper the whole rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure dexter a unicorn Argent armed crined and unguled Or gorged with a mural coronet Vert masoned and encircled with maple leaves Argent pendant therefrom the wheel of a Red River cart Vert sinister a horse Argent crined queued and unguled Or gorged with a collar of Prairie Indian beadwork proper pendant therefrom a cycle of life medallion Vert. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': GLORIOSUS ET LIBER | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': GLORIOSUS ET LIBER | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on | The arms were officially granted in 1905 and again on October 23, 1992 and on September 15, 2011. | ||
The design is based on that of the great seal deputed for Manitoba, created by the Privy Council for Canada in 1870. The cross of St. George is the principal charge in the | The design is based on that of the great seal deputed for Manitoba, created by the Privy Council for Canada in 1870. The cross of St. George is the principal charge in the arms of the Hudson’s Bay Company, which once exercised jurisdiction over present-day Manitoba. The buffalo represents the First Peoples, such as the Assiniboine and the Cree, who followed herds of buffalo on their seasonal migrations. | ||
The beaver, a national symbol of Canada, represents the riches of Manitoba’s natural environment. It also symbolizes the fur trade, which was an important factor in the province’s early economic and social development. The Royal Crown on the beaver’s back symbolizes constitutional monarchy. The prairie crocus is the province’s floral emblem. | The beaver, a national symbol of Canada, represents the riches of Manitoba’s natural environment. It also symbolizes the fur trade, which was an important factor in the province’s early economic and social development. The Royal Crown on the beaver’s back symbolizes constitutional monarchy. The prairie crocus is the province’s floral emblem. | ||
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The motto means “Glorious and free” and is taken from the Canadian national anthem. It evokes the democratic inheritance of Manitobans. | The motto means “Glorious and free” and is taken from the Canadian national anthem. It evokes the democratic inheritance of Manitobans. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:manitoba.wes.jpg|center|200 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|tobacco card]] (1910) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:manitoba.wesb.jpg|center|200 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>(reverse) | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image and information from http://www.gg.ca | [[Literature]] : Image and information from http://www.gg.ca | ||