Symbols of Manitoba
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Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
, and has established several provincial symbols.
Symbols
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| Coat of arms Coat of arms A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth... |
Coat of Arms of Manitoba Coat of arms of Manitoba The original coat of arms of Manitoba was granted to Manitoba by a Royal Warrant of King Edward VII on 10 May 1905. The shield is also featured on the provincial flag.-History:... |
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May 10, 1905 | Coat of arms was granted by Royal Warrant of King Edward VII |
| Motto Motto A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments... |
Gloriosus et liber Glorious and free |
1905 | Granted with the coat of arms. Reference to the eighth line of O Canada O Canada It has been noted that the opening theme of "O Canada" bears a strong resemblance to the "Marsch der Priester" , from the opera Die Zauberflöte , composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and that Lavallée's melody was inspired by Mozart's tune... . |
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| Shield of arms | Shield of Manitoba | May 10, 1905 | Shield of arms granted by the Royal Warrant of King Edward VII | |
| Flag Flag A flag is a piece of fabric with a distinctive design that is usually rectangular and used as a symbol, as a signaling device, or decoration. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed by a flag, or to its depiction in another medium.The first flags were used to assist... |
Flag of Manitoba Flag of Manitoba The flag of Manitoba is a variation of the Red Ensign which bears the shield of the provincial coat of arms. This flag was approved by the passage of a bill in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly on May 11, 1965. Queen Elizabeth II having given permission for the use of the Union device in October... |
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June 12, 1966 | The flag was given royal approval by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in October 1965 |
| Animal | Bison American Bison The American bison , also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds... , Bos bison |
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Used to identify government programs and organizations | |
| The Great Seal | The Great Seal of the Province of Manitoba | The Great Seal was authorized by an Order-in-Council. | ||
| Bird Bird Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from... |
Great Grey Owl Great Grey Owl The Great Grey Owl or Lapland Owl is a very large owl, distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. In some areas it is also called the Great Gray Ghost, Phantom of the north, Cinereous Owl, Spectral Owl, Lapland Owl, Spruce Owl, Bearded Owl and Sooty Owl.-Description:Adults have a big, rounded... Strix nebulosa |
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July 16, 1987 | The Great Gray Owl is North America's largest owl, with a wingspan of 1.3 metres. |
| Tree Tree A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to... |
White Spruce White Spruce Picea glauca is a species of spruce native to boreal forests in the north of North America, from central Alaska east to Newfoundland, and south to northern Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine; there is also an isolated population in the... Picea glauca |
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The is disease resistant and capable of growing in most climatic. | |
| Flower Flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs... |
Crocus Crocus Crocus is a genus in the iris family comprising about 80 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring... Anemone patens |
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March 16, 1906 | |
| Prairie Grass | ???? |
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| The Manitoba Tartan Tartan Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns... |
Dark Red, Azure Blue, Dark Green and Golden | May 1, 1962 | The provincial tartan was approved by the Lord Lyon King at Arms. | |