The Coat of A rms of New Zealand

                                         

The coat of arms of New Zealand is the official symbol of New Zealand. Since being granted its own arms in 1911, New Zealand's arms have remained similar to the current design, with minor changes in 1956. Since 1911, the central shield has remained unaltered: a quartered shield containing in the first quarter four stars representing the Southern Cross constellation, as depicted on the national flag, but with the stars in different proportions; in the second quarter, a golden fleece representing the farming industry; in the third, a wheat sheaf representing agriculture; and in the fourth, two hammers representing mining and industry. Over all this is a pale, a broad vertical strip, with three ships representing the importance of sea trade, and the immigrant nature of all New Zealanders. Before 1956, the shield was identical, but the surrounding features were different. The crest was a demi-lion (the upper half of a rampant lion) holding the British Union Flag and the scroll at the shield's base featured the motto of the country, "Onward". Early renditions of the Coat of Arms are often featured with more stylized scrolling rather than fern leaves.

 

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Symbols of Canada

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The Flag of Canada

The National Flag of Canada or the Maple Leaf is a flag consisting of a red field with white square in the centre. In the middle of the centre there is an 11-pointed red maple leaf. Adopted in 1956 to replace the Union Flag, it became the first independent country's national flag. In 1964, the Prime Minister appointed a committee to resolve the issue about a flag change. Out of three choices, the maple leaf based on the flag of theRoyal Military College of Canada, was selected. The flag made its first official appearance on February 15, 1965; the date is now celebrated annually as National

The Royal Union Flag is also an official flag in Canada. The maple leaf has served as a symbol celebrating the nature and environment of what is now Canada since the 18th century.

The Arms of Canada

The Arms of Canada, also known as the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada or formally as the Arms of Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada, is, since 1921, the official coat of arms of theCanadian monarch and thus also ofCanada. It  is closely modelled after theroyal coat of arms of the United Kingdom with distinctive Canadian elements replacing or added to those derived from the British.

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