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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on | The arms were officially granted in 1905 and again on October 23, 1992 and on September 15, 2011. | ||
The design is based on that of the great seal deputed for Manitoba, created by the Privy Council for Canada in 1870. The cross of St. George is the principal charge in the Arms of the Hudson’s Bay Company, which once exercised jurisdiction over present-day Manitoba. The buffalo represents the First Peoples, such as the Assiniboine and the Cree, who followed herds of buffalo on their seasonal migrations. | The design is based on that of the great seal deputed for Manitoba, created by the Privy Council for Canada in 1870. The cross of St. George is the principal charge in the Arms of the Hudson’s Bay Company, which once exercised jurisdiction over present-day Manitoba. The buffalo represents the First Peoples, such as the Assiniboine and the Cree, who followed herds of buffalo on their seasonal migrations. | ||
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The motto means “Glorious and free” and is taken from the Canadian national anthem. It evokes the democratic inheritance of Manitobans. | The motto means “Glorious and free” and is taken from the Canadian national anthem. It evokes the democratic inheritance of Manitobans. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:manitoba.wes.jpg|center|200 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|tobacco card]] (1910) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:manitoba.wesb.jpg|center|200 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>(reverse) | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image and information from http://www.gg.ca | [[Literature]] : Image and information from http://www.gg.ca |
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