Alberta Coat of Arms

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Alberta Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Alberta was bestowed on the Canadian province of Alberta on May 30, 1907 by King Edward VII . On May 30, 1980, by decision of Queen Elizabeth II , it was supplemented with a helmet , shield holder and motto . The coat of arms represents the natural resources and the beauty of nature: the Rocky Mountains and their foothills, the prairie and the vast wheat fields . The coat of arms also appears on the flag of Alberta .

The coat of arms shows, from top to bottom: a red St. George's cross on a white background (a reminder of the Hudson's Bay Company , which once controlled what is now the province), blue sky, snow-capped mountains, green hills, prairie and a wheat field.

The helmet above the coat of arms is decorated with a red and white helmet bulge and a red and white helmet cover . On the helmet sits a beaver who wears the helmet jewel , the Edwardian crown , on his back . White and red are the official colors of Canada, the beaver is the official animal.

The shield holders are on both sides of the escutcheon. There is a golden lion on the left (heraldic right) side, which represents strength, and a pronghorn on the right (heraldic left) side, which stands for natural resources. None is the official animal of the province, but the bighorn sheep .

The pedestal is a grassy hill with four Rosa acicularis , Alberta's official flower. Below is a banner with the province's motto : Fortis et Liber ("Strong and free"), the Latin translation of a line of the English text of the national anthem O Canada .

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