Flag of the Compagnies franches de la marine
Flag of the Compagnies franches de la marine
Blazon
Quarterly Gules and Azure semé-de-lis Or, overall a cross Argent charged with a thunderbolt Gules rayonné Or between the words PER MARE and ET TERRAS [By sea and land] in fess Or;
Symbolism
The flag shown here is one of the historic flags of Canada in that it flew, or was believed to have flown, in what is today Canada. It has been selected along with 14 other flags to be included on a poster showing a selection of historical flags of New France.
