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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
Badge: Argent on a saltire couped Azure a plate fimbriated Or charged with four bars wavy Azure surmounted by a maple leaf Gules.<br>
Motto: FEIN EARBSA THOIMH SEIRBHETS.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The blue cross of St. Andrew, found in the Arms and Flag of Nova Scotia, evokes the name Scotian. The red maple leaf, charged on a roundel representing water, symbolizes that this is a Canadian ship.
The Scottish Motto translates as “Self-reliance through service”.
The Canadian Heraldic Authoriy confirmed the Blazon of the Badge on December 15, 2008.
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