Manitoba's official flag since 1965

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 legislature on May 11, 1965. given royal approval by Queen Elizabeth II in October 1965, and officially proclaimed on 12 May 1966. The decision to adopt the flag was made after the federal government decided to replace the Canadian Red Ensign with the Maple Leaf flag. Proportions according to Provincial Flag Act of Manitoba. ... Proportions according to Provincial Flag Act of Manitoba. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th)  - Land 553,556 km²  - Water 64,241 km² (14. ... English Red Ensign as it appeared in the seventeenth century. ... The first part of the coat of arms of the province of Manitoba, Canada, officially The Arms of Her Majesty in Right of the Province of Manitoba, was the shield, which was assigned by royal warrant of King Edward VII on May 10, 1905. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The Canadian Red Ensign as it appeared in its final form. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 (1965–Present) The National Flag of Canada, popularly known as the Maple Leaf Flag (French: lUnifolié the one-leaved), is a base red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a red stylized 11-pointed maple leaf. ...

See also

• Flag of Canada

Flag Ratio: 1:2 (1965–Present) The National Flag of Canada, popularly known as the Maple Leaf Flag (French: lUnifolié the one-leaved), is a base red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a red stylized 11-pointed maple leaf. ...

External links

• Provincial Flag Act of Manitoba (http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/f130e.php) - including the official description of the flag.
• Government of Manitoba, Travel Manitoba: Official Emblems (http://www.travelmanitoba.com/quickfacts/emblems.html).
• The Flags of Canada - Manitoba (http://fraser.cc/FlagsCan/Provinces/Manitoba.html)
• 2001 Flag Contest Winner (http://www.mts.net/~hajones/portfol/flag.htm#flag) - winner of the Winnipeg Free Press contest to choose a possible replacement for Manitoba's British red ensign.
• Good Flag, Bad Flag (http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Design/GFBF/gfbf-13.htm) - the North American Vexillological Association uses Manitoba's flag as an example of bad flag design.