New Brunswick is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.[1]
Symbol | Image | Adopted | Remarks | |
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Crest of the lieutenant governor | Crest of the lieutenant governor of New Brunswick | 1982 | Formally approved 1980 | |
Flag of the lieutenant governor | Flag of the lieutenant governor of New Brunswick | 1982 | Formally approved 1980 | |
Coat of arms | Coat of arms of New Brunswick | September 25, 1984 | Coat of arms granted by royal proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II | |
Motto | Spem reduxit Hope was restored | 1784 | Adopted as part of the colony's Great Seal in 1784 | |
Shield of arms | Shield of arms of New Brunswick | May 26, 1868 | Shield of arms granted by the Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria. | |
Flag | Flag of New Brunswick | February 24, 1965 | Duplicates the design of the shield of arms of New Brunswick | |
Tree | Balsam Fir Abies balsamea | May 1, 1987 | The balsam fir accounts for 97 per cent of the New Brunswick Christmas tree industry. | |
Bird | Black-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus | August 1983 | "The black-capped chickadee was proclaimed as the official bird of New Brunswick in August 1983, following a contest conducted by the provincial Federation of Naturalists." | |
Flower | Purple violetViola cucullata | 1936 | "The flower was adopted as the New Brunswick floral emblem in 1936, at the request of the provincial Women's Institute, the Lieutenant Governor and New Brunswick schoolchildren." | |
Soil | Holmesville Soil Series | February 13, 1997 | Holmesville Soil is a fertile soil that provides high yields of both agriculture and forest crops. | |
Tartan | Forest green, meadow green and blue, interwoven with gold, with red blocks | 1959 | The provincial tartan was registered with the Court of Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland. | |