Jump to content

Great Seal of British Columbia

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Marchjuly (talk | contribs) at 00:41, 31 August 2018 (Removed non-free file because its use in this article does not comply with Wikipedia's non-free content use policy. See Talk:Great Seal of British Columbia#Fair use rationale for File:Great Seal of BC.jpg for details.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Great Seal of British Columbia is a seal used to authenticate documents issued by the government of British Columbia that are released in the name of the Queen in Right, including the appointment of the Executive Council and Ministers (the Cabinet).

The seal was controlled originally held by the Provincial Secretary of British Columbia in 1872 and now by the Provincial Registrar for British Columbia.[1]

Design

In the centre of the Great Seal is the shield from the Coat of Arms of British Columbia. A border surrounds the coat of arms, including the words The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia - Elizabeth II Queen of Canada in English only.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.leg.bc.ca/Pages/BCLASS-Legacy.aspx#%2Fcontent%2Flegacy%2Fweb%2F35th2nd%2F1st_read%2Fgov54-1.htm


Stub icon

This heraldry-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Canadian government–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_Seal_of_British_Columbia&oldid=857325759"