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| [[File:Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan.jpg|92px|Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan|alt=Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan.jpg]]
| [[File:Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan.jpg|92px|Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan|alt=Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan.jpg]]
| September 16, 1986 <ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-1 | title= Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan}}</ref>
| September 16, 1986 <ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-1 | title= Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan}}</ref>
| Granted by royal proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II
| Granted by royal proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II.
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! Shield of arms
! Shield of arms
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| [[Image:Arms of Saskatchewan.svg|92px|center|Shield of Arms of Saskatchewan]]
| [[Image:Arms of Saskatchewan.svg|92px|center|Shield of Arms of Saskatchewan]]
| August 25, 1906<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-2 | title= Shield of Arms of Saskatchewan}}</ref>
| August 25, 1906<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-2 | title= Shield of Arms of Saskatchewan}}</ref>
| Shield of arms granted by the Royal Warrant of King Edward VII
| Shield of arms granted by the Royal Warrant of King Edward VII.
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|-
! Provincial symbol
! Provincial symbol
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| 1977<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-4 | title= Saskatchewan's Wheat Sheaf}}</ref>
| 1977<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-4 | title= Saskatchewan's Wheat Sheaf}}</ref>
| Used to identify government programs and organizations
| Used to identify government programs and organizations.
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! [[Flag]]
! [[Flag]]
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| [[Image:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg|92px|center|Flag of Saskatchewan]]
| [[Image:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg|92px|center|Flag of Saskatchewan]]
| 1969<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-3 | title= Flag of Saskatchewan}}</ref>
| 1969<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-3 | title= Flag of Saskatchewan}}</ref>
| Green for northern forests, gold for southern grain fields
| Green for northern forests, gold for southern grain fields.
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|-
! The Great Seal
! The Great Seal
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| [[Image:LesserPrairieChicken.JPG|92px|center|Bird: Sharp-tailed Grouse]]
| [[Image:LesserPrairieChicken.JPG|92px|center|Bird: Sharp-tailed Grouse]]
| 1945<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-6| title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Bird}}</ref>
| 1945<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-6| title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Bird}}</ref>
| The Sharp-tailed Grouse lives year-round in Saskatchewan<ref name=Comox>{{Cite web|url=http://sd71.bc.ca/Sd71/Edulinks/Canada/saskindex.htm |title=Saskatchewan |author=Comox School District |access-date=2007-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010102539/http://sd71.bc.ca/Sd71/Edulinks/Canada/saskindex.htm |archive-date=2007-10-10 |df= }}</ref>
| The Sharp-tailed Grouse lives year-round in Saskatchewan.<ref name=Comox>{{Cite web|url=http://sd71.bc.ca/Sd71/Edulinks/Canada/saskindex.htm |title=Saskatchewan |author=Comox School District |access-date=2007-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010102539/http://sd71.bc.ca/Sd71/Edulinks/Canada/saskindex.htm |archive-date=2007-10-10 |df= }}</ref>
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! [[Tree]]
! [[Tree]]
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| [[Image:Brzoza paierowa Betula papyrifera.jpg|92px|center|Tree: Paper Birch]]
| [[Image:Brzoza paierowa Betula papyrifera.jpg|92px|center|Tree: Paper Birch]]
| 1988<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-6 | title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Tree}}</ref>
| 1988<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-6 | title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Tree}}</ref>
| Used as firewood, for plywood, and for construction of canoes<ref name=Comox/>
| Used as firewood, for plywood, and for construction of canoes.<ref name=Comox/>
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! [[Mineral]]
! [[Mineral]]
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| [[Image:PotashUSGOV.jpg|92px|center|Mineral: Potash]]
| [[Image:PotashUSGOV.jpg|92px|center|Mineral: Potash]]
| February 1996<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-6 | title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Mineral}}</ref>
| February 1996<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-6 | title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Mineral}}</ref>
| Was given official status by amendments to The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act in May 1997
| Was given official status by amendments to The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act in May 1997.
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! [[Animal]]
! [[Animal]]
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| [[File:SK WhiteTailed Deer.jpg|92px|center|Animal: White-tailed Deer]]
| [[File:SK WhiteTailed Deer.jpg|92px|center|Animal: White-tailed Deer]]
| 2001<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-6 | title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Animal}}</ref>
| 2001<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-6 | title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Animal}}</ref>
| First appeared in Saskatchewan coat of arms in 1986
| First appeared on Saskatchewan's coat of arms in 1986.
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! [[Grass]]
! [[Grass]]
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| [[File:Drapeau fransaskois 2.jpg|92px|center|Fransaskois Flag]]
| [[File:Drapeau fransaskois 2.jpg|92px|center|Fransaskois Flag]]
| 2005<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-7 | title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Fish}}</ref>
| 2005<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-7 | title= Saskatchewan's Provincial Fish}}</ref>
| Gold for wheat fields of Saskatchewan, The cross,for Catholic Church in Fransaskois, green color for northern forests. The red fleur de lys symbolizes "la Francophonie"
| The gold color represents the wheat fields of Saskatchewan, the cross is for the Catholic Church in Fransaskois, and the green color is for northern forests. The red fleur de lis symbolizes "la Francophonie".
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! [[Sport]]
! [[Sport]]
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| [[Image:Curlingrock.jpg|92px|center|Curling rock]]
| [[Image:Curlingrock.jpg|92px|center|Curling rock]]
| 2001<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-8 | title= Curling — Official Sport of Saskatchewan}}</ref>
| 2001<ref>{{Cite web| accessdate= 2018-04-28|date=April 2018| author= Government of Saskatchewan| url= http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/emblems-and-flags#step-8 | title= Curling — Official Sport of Saskatchewan}}</ref>
| In Saskatchewan since the 1880s
| A well known sport in Saskatchewan since the 1880s.
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! [[Tartan]]
! [[Tartan]]

Revision as of 18:53, 9 December 2019

Saskatchewan is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.[1]

Symbols

Symbol Image Adopted Remarks
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Saskatchewan Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan.jpg September 16, 1986 [2] Granted by royal proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Shield of arms Shield of Saskatchewan
Shield of Arms of Saskatchewan
Shield of Arms of Saskatchewan
 August 25, 1906[3] Shield of arms granted by the Royal Warrant of King Edward VII.
Provincial symbol Saskatchewan's Wheat Sheaf 1977[4] Used to identify government programs and organizations.
Flag Flag of Saskatchewan
Flag of Saskatchewan
Flag of Saskatchewan
 1969[5] Green for northern forests, gold for southern grain fields.
The Great Seal The Great Seal of Saskatchewan Great Seal of SK.jpg May 7, 1991[6] First Great Seal of Saskatchewan granted by royal warrant of King Edward VII on August 25, 1906, The Great Seal of Saskatchewan of 1991 was authorized by an Order-in-Council.
Flower Western red lily
Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum
Flower: Western red lily
Flower: Western red lily
 1941[7] It is a protected species.
Bird Sharp-tailed Grouse
Pedioectes phasianellus jamesi
Bird: Sharp-tailed Grouse
Bird: Sharp-tailed Grouse
 1945[8] The Sharp-tailed Grouse lives year-round in Saskatchewan.[9]
Tree Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Tree: Paper Birch
Tree: Paper Birch
 1988[10] Used as firewood, for plywood, and for construction of canoes.[9]
Mineral Potash
Mineral: Potash
Mineral: Potash
 February 1996[11] Was given official status by amendments to The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act in May 1997.
Animal White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Animal: White-tailed Deer
Animal: White-tailed Deer
 2001[12] First appeared on Saskatchewan's coat of arms in 1986.
Grass Needle-and-thread grass
Hesperostipa comata
Grass: Needle-and-thread grass
Grass: Needle-and-thread grass
 2001[13] It was selected by a coalition of environmental, wildlife and agricultural organizations.
Fruit Saskatoon Berry
Amelanchier alnifolia
Fruit: Saskatoon berry
Fruit: Saskatoon berry
 2005[7]
Fish Walleye
Sander vitreus
Fish: Walleye
Fish: Walleye
 2005[14]
Flag Fransaskois Flag
Fransaskois Flag
Fransaskois Flag
 2005[15] The gold color represents the wheat fields of Saskatchewan, the cross is for the Catholic Church in Fransaskois, and the green color is for northern forests. The red fleur de lis symbolizes "la Francophonie".
Sport Curling
Curling rock
Curling rock
 2001[16] A well known sport in Saskatchewan since the 1880s.
Tartan District Tartan
The provincial tartan
The provincial tartan
 1961[17] The provincial tartan was registered with the Court of Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland.
Tartan Dress Tartan 1997[18] Saskatchewan dress tartan was introduced for competitive highland dancers on the occasion of the Canadian Interprovincial Highland Dancing Championships. The original provincial tartan, with the off-white line becoming the background colour of the dress version.

References

  1. ^ Government of Saskatchewan. "Symbols of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Shield of Arms of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Wheat Sheaf". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  5. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Flag of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  6. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "The Great Seals of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  7. ^ a b Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Flower". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  8. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Bird". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  9. ^ a b Comox School District. "Saskatchewan". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  10. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Tree". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  11. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Mineral". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  12. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Animal". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  13. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Grass". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  14. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Fish". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  15. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Saskatchewan's Provincial Fish". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  16. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Curling — Official Sport of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  17. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Provincial Tartan of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  18. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 2018). "Dress Tartan of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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