Coat of arms of Saskatchewan: Difference between revisions

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| name = TheHis Majesty's Arms of Her Majesty in Rightright of Saskatchewan

| image = Saskatchewan_coat_of_armsCoat of arms of Saskatchewan.svg

| lesser = Badge of the Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan.svg

| lesser_width = 74

| lesser_caption = For use by the [[Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan]]

|image2 = Great Seal of SK.jpg

|image2_width = 74

|image2_caption = The Great Seal of Saskatchewan

| armiger = [[ElizabethCharles IIIII]] in Right of Saskatchewan

| year_adopted = 25 August 1906<ref>http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=548 Arms of Saskatchewan] in the online Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges</ref>

| shield = LionVert, passantthree andgarbs threeOr goldin sheavesfess, on a chief of wheatthe second a lion passant guardant Gules

The '''coat of arms of Saskatchewan''', officially known as '''His Majesty's Arms in right of Saskatchewan''', is the [[heraldic symbol]] representing the Canadian province of [[Saskatchewan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ops.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=f9a022a1-b8e7-4bf7-bda2-c245967f30ab |title=Saskatchewan Coat of Arms&nbsp;— Office of the Provincial Secretary&nbsp;— Government of Saskatchewan |publisher=Ops.gov.sk.ca |access-date=29 October 2008 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203344/http://www.ops.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=f9a022a1-b8e7-4bf7-bda2-c245967f30ab |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The arms, consisting of only the [[escutcheon (heraldry)|shield]], was assigned by [[royal warrantWarrant (documentlaw)|royal warrant]] of King [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]] on 25 August 1906. It uses the provincial colours, green and gold. The remainder of the coat of arms was requested by the province in 1985, Saskatchewan Heritage Year, and was granted by royal proclamation of Queen [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]] on 16 September 1986.

On the gold chief is a lion passant or leopard, a royal symbol of England. (English lions are usually gold with redblue tongues and claws; however, the default colours for a heraldic lion on a gold field are red with blue tongue and claws.) The three gold [[Sheaf (agriculture)|sheaves]] of wheat, or garbs, represent the province's agriculture; the heraldic sheaf of wheat has become a generalized symbol of the province.

Both [[supporters]]&nbsp;– a royal lion to the left, and an indigenous [[white-tailed deer]] to the right&nbsp;– are wearing collars of [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] beadwork, from which are suspended badges in the same six-pointed shape as the insignia of the [[Saskatchewan Order of Merit]]. The lion's badge is emblazoned with a maple leaf and the deer's, with a red lily. The supporters stand on a [[compartment (heraldry)|compartment]] of red lilies.

:''{{blockquote|Vert three Garbs in fesse Or, on a Chief of the last a Lion passant guardant Gules.''}}

:''{{poem quote|For the crest: Upon a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Gules a Beaver upholding with its back Our Royal Crown and holding in the dexter fore-claws a Western Red Lily (''Lilium philadelphicum andinum'') slipped all proper Mantled Gules doubled Argent.''

:''For the supporters: On the dexter side a Lion Or gorged with a Collar of Prairie Indian beadwork proper and dependent therefrom a six-pointed Mullet faceted Argent fimbriated and garnished Or charged with a Maple leaf Gules and on the sinister side a White tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus'') proper gorged with a like Collar and dependent therefrom a like Mullet charged with a Western Red Lily slipped and leaved proper.''

:''For the motto: Beneath the Shield a Scroll entwined with Western Red Lilies slipped and leaved proper inscribed with the Motto MULTIS E GENTIBUS VIRES.''}}