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Regina, Saskatchewan
Registration of Arms and Supporters
September 6, 1995
Vol. III, p. 34
Arms of the Province of SaskatchewanBlazonVert three garbs in fesse Or on a chief Or a lion passant guardant Gules armed and langued Azure; SymbolismThe lion is a royal symbol and the wheat sheaves recognize Saskatchewan’s core industry, agriculture. The colours are representative of the natural elements typical to the province: yellow for wheat, green for forests and grass, and red for the western red lily and prairie fires. |
CrestBlazonA beaver upholding with its back the Royal Crown and holding in the dexter foreclaw a Western Red Lily (Lilium philadelphicum andinum) slipped all proper; SymbolismThe Royal Crown is a symbol of the Sovereign and indicates Saskatchewan’s status within Confederation. The beaver is symbolic of the Canadian North, the fur trade and the province’s aboriginal population. It holds a western red lily, the provincial floral emblem. |
MottoBlazonMULTIS E GENTIBUS VIRES; SymbolismThis Latin sentence means “From many peoples, strength”, and expresses the ethnic diversity of Saskatchewan’s population. |
SupportersBlazonDexter a lion Or gorged with a collar of Prairie Indigenous beadwork proper and dependant therefrom a six-pointed mullet faceted Argent fimbriated and garnished Or charged with a maple leaf Gules and sinister a White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) proper gorged with a like collar and dependant therefrom a like mullet charged with a Western Red Lily slipped and leaved proper; the supporters standing on a scroll entwined with Western Red Lilies slipped and leaved proper inscribed with the Motto; SymbolismThe lion repeats the reference to the Sovereign, and the white-tailed deer, the provincial animal emblem. They wear collars of Prairie Indigenous beadwork in recognition of the First Nation inhabitants of the province. The star-shaped pendants worn by the supporters are in the form of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. The maple leaf that hangs from the lion’s collar alludes to Canada and the western lily worn by the deer refers to Saskatchewan. The western lilies upon which the lion and deer stand continue the reference to the province. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 24, 2001 in Volume 135, page 936 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not applicable PainterJoan Bouwmeester CalligrapherJoan Bouwmeester Recipient TypeCivil Institution
Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the College of Arms, London, England, 25 Aug 1906 and 16 Sep 1986. |