- The Governor General of Canada
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Queen's Harbourmaster
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Flag
December 1, 1999
Vol. IV, p. 20
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Blazon
Flag
Argent thereon the national flag of Canada the maple leaf charged with a plate thereon the Royal Crown proper inscribed above with Q.H.M. and below C.P.S.M. in letters Sable;
Symbolism
Flag
The flag shown here was chosen with 14 other flags to be included on a heritage poster showing a selection of military flags of Canada. It is either still in use, or is a historical flag in the sense that it was in use in what is now Canada. These 15 fifteen flags, selected from among dozens of others, do not have a written symbolism.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 3, 2001, in Volume 135, page 4056 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Unit, assisted by Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, and the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military