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Flag of Nova Scotia
Flag of Nova Scotia

The flag of Nova Scotia, created in 1858[1], is a banner of the provincial arms. The flag is based on provincial coat of arms which was granted to the Governor of the Province in 1625. Image File history File links Flag_of_Nova_Scotia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nova_Scotia. ... It has been suggested that the section intro from the article Civil flag be merged into this article or section. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... The coat of arms of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, officially the Arms of Her Majesty in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia, is the oldest provincial achievement of arms in Canada, and the oldest British coat of arms outside Great Britain. ... The flag of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia This is a list of Viceroys representing the British Crown, both Governors of the British colony and later Lieutenant-Governors of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, from 1710 to the present. ...


The flag of the Canadian province, a blue saltire on a white field, is a simple figure-ground reversal of the flag of Scotland (a white saltire, Saint Andrew's cross, on a blue field), charged with an inescutcheon bearing the royal arms of Scotland, a gold shield with a red lion rampant surrounded by a royal double tressure (a double border decorated with fleurs de lis). Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... The arms of St Albans: Azure, a saltire Or (a gold saltire on a blue field) For The Saltire (proper noun) see Flag of Scotland. ... The Saltire, the flag of Scotland, a white saltire with an official Pantone 300 coloured field. ... Saint Andrew (Greek: Ανδρέας, Andreas), called in the Orthodox tradition Protocletos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the younger brother of Saint Peter. ... A Greek cross (all arms of equal length) above a saltire, a cross rotated by 45 degrees A famous Armenian khachkar at Goshavank (Notice the cross). ... Escutcheon is the term used in heraldry for the shield displayed in a coat of arms. ... The Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland, used prior to 1603 by the Kings of Scotland The Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland is the historical coat of arms of the Kings and Queens of Scots, used by them until the personal union with the Kingdom of England in 1603. ... The fleur-de-lis (or fleur-de-lys; plural: fleurs-de-lis) is a stylised design of an iris flower which is used both decoratively and symbolically. ...


The flag ranked #12 in the North American Vexillological Association's survey of North American state and provincial flags. [2] NAVA flag The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) is a body devoted to the study of flags. ...


Nova Scotia was the few Canadian colonies to be granted its own Coat of Arms by the British charter, and the flag is the only one of the Canadian provinces dating back to before confederation (it precedes the next oldest flag, the Fleurdelisé of Quebec, by more than 300 years). Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelisé, was adopted by the provincial government of Quebec, Canada, during the government of Maurice Duplessis. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595...


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Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3366 words)
Nova Scotia was one of the founding four provinces to join Confederation with Canada in 1867; along with New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario.
Nova Scotia was granted a supreme court in 1754 with the appointment of Jonathan Belcher and a Legislative Assembly in 1758.
Nova Scotia is the seventh most populated province in Canada with an estimated 936,988 residents as of January 1, 2006.
Nova Scotia (Canada) (1316 words)
The N.S. flag is a reverse of the Saint Andrew's Cross of Scotland, with the royal badge of Scotland in the centre.
Nova Scotia's flag was granted in 1625 by King James I, (James VI of Scotland) to Sir William Alexander, a Scottish noble and explorer for the establishment of a Colony in what was then French Acadia.
Nova Scotia was one of the four founding provinces and the thistle and salmon arms granted on 26 May 1868 were approved for use on the Union Jack of the Lieutenant-Governor afloat in 1870.
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