Flag of Nova Scotia

Flag used in the meantime (1868–1929)

The flag of Nova Scotia is a banner modeled after the provincial coat of arms . The coat of arms shows a blue St. Andrew's cross (Engl. Saltire ) on a white background, what the Flag of Scotland corresponds with colors reversed. Superordinate to the cross is the coat of arms of Scotland , a red lion on a gold background surrounded by a double red lily bar.

It is no longer possible to determine exactly when the flag was first hoisted. This could have been the case as early as 1625, when King Charles I granted the coat of arms to the Nova Scotia colony founded four years earlier. The right to use a coat of arms was also linked to the right to design a banner on the basis of this coat of arms. The first proven use of the flag dates back to 1858. However, the coat of arms on which the current flag is based has been forgotten in the meantime, was replaced by another coat of arms and only officially reintroduced in 1929. During this time, a Red Ensign with the subsequently removed coat of arms was in use.

Web links

• Flag history of Nova Scotia