- The Governor General of Canada
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Royal Canadian Navy
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Queen's Colour
December 15, 2016
Vol. VI, p. 658
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Blazon
Flag
Argent Her Majesty The Queen’s own device (a hurt charged with the capital letter “E” ensigned by the Royal Crown, the whole encircled by a chaplet of roses leaved Or), between in dexter chief a canton of the National Flag of Canada and in sinister base the central device of the badge of the Royal Canadian Navy (a fouled anchor) ensigned by a naval coronet Azure;
Symbolism
Flag
The personal device of Her Majesty The Queen identifies the flag as a Queen’s Colour. The National Flag of Canada indicates the country, and the anchor and the naval coronet symbolize the Royal Canadian Navy.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 25, 2017, in Volume 151, page 1307 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Department of National Defence, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military