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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.
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 Wikimedia Commons. Updated image provided by MapGrid. Other versions: Maple leaf -- Liberal.svg Maple leaf -- Conservative.svg Maple leaf -- NDP.svg Maple leaf ...
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
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. Updated image provided by MapGrid. Other versions
The maple leaf has also been seen on the penny before circulation of that coin was stopped in 2013. Canada's official tartan, known as the "Maple leaf tartan", consists of four colours reflecting those of the maple leaf as it changes through the seasons—green in the spring, gold in the early autumn, red at the first frost, and brown after ...
This vector image is generated programmatically from geometry defined in File:Flag of Canada (construction sheet - leaf geometry).svg. Author: MapGrid: Other versions: Maple leaf -- Liberal.svg Maple leaf -- Conservative.svg Maple leaf -- NDP.svg Maple leaf -- Green.svg Maple leaf -- BQ.svg Maple leaf -- CHP.svg
The result is very close to the government vector image which can be found in CAN/CGSB-98.1-2018. The maple leaf can be drawn with 25 line segments and 12 minor arcs. Bézier curves are not required. Each line segment (except for the one on the bottom of the stem) is connected to one end of a minor arc.
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 ...