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Armoiries de Sa Majesté Le Roi du Canada; Armiger: Charles III, King of Canada: Adopted: Approved by order in council on 21 April 1921, and by royal proclamation on 21 November 1921. last revised 12 July 1994. [1] Crest: Upon a royal helmet, a lion passant guardant or imperially crowned proper and holding in the dexter paw a maple leaf gules ...
Canada's most well known symbol is the maple leaf, which was first used by French colonists in the 1700s. Since the 1850s, under British rule, the maple leaf has been used on military uniforms and, subsequently, engraved on the headstones of individuals who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Bank of Canada issued into circulation a redesigned version of the $1 banknote from the 1954 Series. The image on the reverse of this version shows the original Parliament Buildings, and the obverse includes a green monochrome adaptation of the stylised maple leaf Centennial logo marked with the years 1867 and 1967. [16]
In 1867, Alexander Muir composed the patriotic song "The Maple Leaf Forever", which became an unofficial anthem in English-speaking Canada. [15] The maple leaf was later added to the Canadian coat of arms in 1921. [14] From 1876 until 1901, the leaf appeared on all Canadian coins and remained on the penny after 1901. [16]
Maple leaf updated to match File:Flag of Canada (construction sheet - leaf geometry).svg. Nominal dimensions changed to 630 × 655. Attempted to maintain small amount of padding around left, top, and right of the leaf as per original file. Leaf properly centered within image. 07:23, 28 July 2008: 3,700 × 4,000 (4 KB) Brochon99
The Sovereign's Flag for Canada, showing a sprig of three maple leaves as part of the design The flag of Canada, featuring one stylized maple leaf in the centre. The maple leaf slowly caught on as a national symbol. In 1868, it was included in the coat of arms of Ontario and the coat of arms of Quebec, and was added to the Canadian coat of arms ...
This vector image is generated programmatically from geometry defined in File:Flag of Canada (construction sheet - leaf geometry).svg. Author The original uploader was Zscout370 at Wikipedia .
A red British ensign defaced with a large golden maple leaf outlined in white in the fly. 1947: Adélard Godbout's Proposal: 1957: Jean-Francois Pouliot's Proposal: Green, detailed maple leaf on a red background. 1962: John-Guy Labarre's Proposal: A green Compass rose on a white background. 1964: Proposed flag for Canada by the Native Sons of ...