Symbols of New Brunswick

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New Brunswick is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.^[1]

[edit] Official Symbols

	Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Coat of arms	Coat of Arms of New Brunswick		September 25, 1984	Coat of arms granted by royal proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II
Motto	Spem reduxit Hope was restored		September 25, 1984	Granted with the coat of arms by royal proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II
Shield of arms	Shield of aqms of New Brunswick		May 26, 1868	Shield of arms granted by the Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria.
Flag	Flag of New Brunswick		February 24, 1965	Duplicates the design of the shield of arms of New Brunswick
Tree	Balsam Fir Abies balsamea		May 1, 1987	The balsam fir accounts for 97 per cent of the New Brunswick Christmas tree industry.
Bird	Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus		August 1983
Flower	Purple violet Viola cucullata		1936
Soil	Holmesville Soil Series		February 13, 1997	Holmesville Soil is a fertile soil that provides high yields of both agriculture and forest crops.
Tartan	Forest green, meadow green and blue, interwoven with gold, with red blocks		1959	The provincial tartan was registered with the Court of Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland.

[edit] See also

• National symbols of Canada
• List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols

[edit] References

1. ^ Government of New Brunswick. About New Brunswick - Symbols. Retrieved on 2006-01-16.