Yukon Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Yukon was commissioned by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in the early 1950s , designed by heraldist Alan Beddoe and bestowed on the Canadian Yukon Territory by Queen Elizabeth II in February 1956 .

In the blue coat of arms, split by two silver waves, two slender red tips with two golden balls each . They represent the mountains of the territory. The gold coins symbolize the wealth of natural resources that has been exploited since the Klondike gold rush . The white wavy lines represent the Yukon River . In the white head of the shield , the red George cross stands for England . In the center is the disc with the blue and white monkshood pattern (Feh) , which symbolizes the wealth of fur animals. The helmet gem above the red and gold helmet bulge is an Alaskan Malamute , which stands on a snow surface. The pedestal is made up of two red-flowering branches with narrow-leaved willowherb that cross with golden clusters .

Web links

• Description of the coat of arms of Yukon (Engl.)