Coat of arms of Yukon

The Arms of Yukon
The Arms of Yukon
Versions
	Badge of the Commissioner
Shield	Azure two pallets wavy Argent between two piles reversed Gules fimbriated Argent, each charged with two bezants, on a chief Argent a cross Gules surmounted by a roundel Vair;

The coat of arms of Yukon is the

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and designed by well-known heraldry expert Alan Beddoe in the early 1950s. It was officially approved by Queen Elizabeth II

in 1956.

The lower part of the shield represents Yukon's mountains,

bezants," a medieval gold coin) representing the territory's mineral resources and its birth in the Klondike Gold Rush

. The two white wavy lines represents the territory's rivers.

In chief, the red cross represents England,

heraldic fur

(literally squirrel fur), and representing the territory's wealth of fur-bearing animals.

The crest is an Alaskan Malamute dog standing on a mound of snow.

Blazon

Shield: Azure, on a pallet wavy Argent, a like pallet of the field, issuant from base two piles reversed Gules, fimbriated also Argent, each charged with two bezants in pale, on a chief Argent a cross Gules, surmounted of a roundel vair.

Crest: On a wreath Or and Gules, standing on a mound of snow Proper, an Alaskan Malamute statant Proper.

References

^ ^a ^b "Symbols of Canada" (PDF). Canadian Heritage. 2008. p. 42. Retrieved 20 November 2008.

External links

Arms of Yukon in the online Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges
Yukon Government – Emblems and Symbols

[cansymbols-1] "Symbols of Canada" (PDF). Canadian Heritage. 2008. p. 42. Retrieved 20 November 2008.

Blazon

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