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Airms o Canadae

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The Airms o Canadae (kent as the Ryal Coat o Airms o Canadae an aa[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] or formally as the Airms o His/Her Majesty in Richt o Canadae)[8] is, syne 1921, the offeecial coat o airms o the Canadian monarch, an o the hale o Canadae. It is closely modelled efter the ryal coat o airms o the Unitit Kinrick wi distinctive Canadian elements replacin or addit tae thaim that is derived frae the Breetish.

The maple Leafs in the shield, blazoned "proper", wis oreeginally drawn vert (green) but wis redrawn gules (reid) in 1957. A circlet o the Order o Canadae wis addit tae the airms for limitit uise in 1987. The shield design forms the Royal Standard o Canadae, an the shield is foond on the Canadian Red Ensign. The Banner o the Govrenor General o Canadae, whilk umwhile uised the shield ower the Union Banner, nou uises the crest o the airms on a blue field.

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  2. Parliamentary Debates, Commons, 5 December 1995, columns 1410–1415. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 15 Juin 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Military Police Complaints Commission. "The Commission > Publications > Outlook With Vision: Annual Report 2001". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived frae the original on 24 Februar 2012. Retrieved 28 Juin 2009.
  4. Bank of Canada. "Currency Museum > Learning Centre". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 28 Juin 2009.[deid airtin]
  5. Reynolds, Ken. "Pro Valore: Canada's Victoria Cross" (PDF) (2 ed.). Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada: 40. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 Julie 2009. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Department of National Defence. "Features > 2008 > Modern Canadian Victoria Cross unveiled at Rideau Hall". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  7. Bousfield, Arthur (2002). Fifty Years the Queen. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 35. ISBN 1-55002-360-8. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  8. "The Coat of Arms of Canada – A Short History". Royal Heraldry Society of Canada. Archived frae the original on 30 Januar 2012. Retrieved 28 Juin 2009.