Canadian coat of arms

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coat of arms national emblem

The Canadian coat of arms is the official heraldic symbol of Canada, combining elements representing England, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Indigenous peoples to reflect the country’s history, monarchy, and national identity.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Royal Arms of Canada 2
Royal Coat of Arms of Canada 2
Coat of arms of Canada 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ
1957UpdateChange crest crown changed to St Edward's Crown ⓘ
maple leaves changed from green to red ⓘ
1994UpdateChange addition of Order of Canada ribbon and motto ⓘ
adopted 1921-11-21 ⓘ
adoptedBy King George V NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Arms of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Arms of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
compartment wreath of roses thistles shamrocks and lilies ⓘ
containsElement gold harp with silver strings ⓘ
red lion rampant within double tressure flory-counter-flory ⓘ
three gold fleurs-de-lis on blue ⓘ
three gold lions passant guardant ⓘ
three red maple leaves conjoined on one stem ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
crest crowned gold lion holding a maple leaf ⓘ
crestCrown St Edward's Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
designInfluence Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
designUpdated 1957 ⓘ
1994 ⓘ
fieldColor argent ⓘ
silver ⓘ
governingBody Canadian Heraldic Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantedBy Royal Proclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatus official symbol of the Canadian state ⓘ
motto A Mari Usque Ad Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoMeaning From Sea to Sea ⓘ
represents Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
secondaryMotto Desiderantes Meliorem Patriam NERFINISHED ⓘ
secondaryMottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
secondaryMottoMeaning They desire a better country ⓘ
secondaryMottoSource Biblical Epistle to the Hebrews 11:16 ⓘ
supporter gold lion holding a Union Flag ⓘ
unicorn holding a flag of royal arms of France ⓘ
symbolizes Canada's history ⓘ
Canada's monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canada's national identity ⓘ
usedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
King of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedOn Canadian passports ⓘ
Great Seal of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
federal government buildings ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Standard of Canada → basedOn → Canadian coat of arms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of Canada
Royal Standard of Canada → designFeature → Canadian coat of arms ⓘ
this entity surface form: quarterly royal coat of arms of Canada
Great Seals → hasDesignElement → Canadian coat of arms ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Seal of Canada
National symbols of Canada → includes → Canadian coat of arms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of Canada
National symbols of Canada → includes → Canadian coat of arms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Canada
Royal Standard of Canada → relatedTo → Canadian coat of arms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of Canada
Canadian Crown in right of Quebec → symbol → Canadian coat of arms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of Canada
From Sea to Sea → usedOn → Canadian coat of arms ⓘ