Symbols of Prince Edward Island

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Prince Edward Island is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.^[1]

[edit] Symbols

	Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island		December 13, 2002[2]	Coat of arms was authorized by Vice-regal Warrant dated April 26, 2002, and by an act of the Legislature.
Motto	Parva sub ingenti The small under the protection of the great		December 13, 2002 [2]	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Shield of Arms	Shield of arms of Prince Edward Island		1905 [2]	Shield of arms was granted by Royal Warrant of King Edward VII
Flag	Flag of Prince Edward Island		[3]	Duplicates the design of the shield of arms of Prince Edward Island.
The Great Seal	The Great Seal of Prince Edward Island		December 13, 2002 [4]	The Great Seal of Prince Edward Island granted by royal warrant of King Edward VII on May 30, 1905, The Great Seal of Prince Edward Island of 2002 was authorized by Vice-Regal Warrant.
Bird	Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata		1977 [5]
Flower	Lady's Slipper Cypripedium acaule		April 25, 1947 [6]
Tree	Red Oak Quercus rubra		1905 [7]
Tartan	Reddish-brown, green, white and yellow.		1960 [8]	Tartan of Prince Edward Island was design by Mrs. Jean Reed
Soil	Charlottetown soil		[9]	The Charlottetown soil is the most predominant on the Island, accounting for roughly 470,000 acres of land.
Orders	Order of Prince Edward Island		[1]	The Order of Prince Edward Island is Nova Scotia's highest honour the Province can bestow.
Hymn	The Island Hymn		[10]	The patriotic song of Prince Edward Island, which was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was performed for the first time in public on May 22, 1908

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References