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Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Queen’s Colour
July 20, 2017
Vol. VI, p. 740
Queen's Colour of the Royal Canadian Air ForceBlazonGules on a Canadian pale Argent a maple leaf charged with the monogram of the Sovereign Or within an annulus Gules edged, inscribed ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE • AVIATION ROYALE CANADIENNE in letters Or, and ensigned with the Royal Crown proper; SymbolismAs a branch of Her Majesty’s Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Air Force uses as its Queen’s Colour the National Flag of Canada with the addition in the centre of the Sovereign’s monogram within an annulus bearing its designation and ensigned by the Royal Crown. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 31, 2018 in Volume 152, page 896 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of the Department of National Defence, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterRobert Grey CalligrapherKathy Feig Recipient TypeMilitary Institution |