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Encyclopedia > Flag of New Brunswick
The flag of New Brunswick
The flag of New Brunswick
Flag of New Brunswick (1950-1965)
Flag of New Brunswick (1950-1965)

The flag of New Brunswick, Canada is a banner modelled after the provincial arms and was adopted by proclamation on February 24, 1965. Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Brunswick. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Brunswick. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Brunswick-1950-Blue. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Brunswick-1950-Blue. ... The Dannebrog, national flag of Denmark. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Official languages English, French (the only constitutionally bilingual province in the country) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson - Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 10 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st... The coat of arms of New Brunswick Officially known as The Arms of Her Majesty in Right of the Province of New Brunswick, New Brunswicks coat of arms was begun when the shield and motto in the achievement were granted on May 26, 1868 by Queen Victoria. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...


The flag has the proportions 8:5; the gold lion on the red field across the top one-third of the flag represents New Brunswick's ties to both the Brunswick region in Germany and (the arms of) the King of England. Braunschweig (sometimes in English Brunswick) is one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the southeast of the state. ... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...


Occupying the lower two-thirds of the flag, the Spanish galley was the traditional representation for a ship in heraldry. Its appearance on the flag at sea represented shipbuilding, one of the province's main industries at the time the coat of arms was adopted and throughout much of the province's history. Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. ... Men from Francisco de Orellanas expedition building a small brigantine, the San Pedro, to be used in the search for food Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ...


The flag ranked #18 in the North American Vexillological Association's survey of North American state and provincial flags. [1] NAVA flag The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) is a body devoted to the study of flags. ...


See also

Flag of Acadia The flag of Acadia was adopted on August 15, 1884, at the Acadian National Convention Miscouche (Prince Edward Island) by the Acadian people of Canada. ... New Brunswick is one of Canadas provinces, and has established several provincial symbols. ...

External links

  • Government of New Brunswick, Communications New Brunswick: Logos/Symbols
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Flag of New Brunswick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (181 words)
The flag of New Brunswick, Canada is a banner modelled after the provincial arms and was adopted by proclamation on February 24, 1965.
The flag has the proportions 8:5; the gold lion on the red field across the top one-third of the flag represents New Brunswick's ties to both the Brunswick region in Germany and (the arms of) the King of England.
Its appearance on the flag at sea represented shipbuilding, one of the province's main industries at the time the coat of arms was adopted and throughout much of the province's history.
New Brunswick - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (4527 words)
New Brunswick is bounded on the north by Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula and Chaleur Bay and on the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and Northumberland Strait.
New Brunswick's relative location away from the Atlantic coastline hindered new settlement during the immediate post war period; although there were some notable exceptions such as the founding of "The Bend" (present day Moncton) in 1766 by Pennsylvania Dutch settlers sponsored by Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia Land Company.
The situation in New Brunswick was worsened by the Great Fire of 1877 in Saint John and by the decline of the wooden sailing shipbuilding industry.
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