Flag of Saskatchewan
Use | Civil and state flag |
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Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | September 22, 1969 |
Designed by | Anthony Drake |
The provincial flag of Saskatchewan was adopted in 1969. It is blazoned
History
The flag of Saskatchewan was adopted on September 22, 1969, the result of a province-wide competition that drew over 4000 entries. The winning entry was one of the 13 designed by
Other flags
60th anniversary flag
In preparation for the province's
The Diamond Jubilee flag is blazoned per fess gules and vert, in the fly an escutcheon of the Arms of Saskatchewan fimbriated or, in the hoist a stalk of wheat or. The red featured in the top half symbolizes the fires that used to rage through the wheat fields in the years before cultivation, the green represents the luxuriant growth, and the gold representing the ripening the wheat fields.[citation needed]
Fransaskois flag
This flag used to represent the heritage of the French speakers of Saskatchewan and is blazoned Or a cross enhanced throughout vert, its vertical beam to the hoist, in the fly a fleur-de-lis gules its traverse vert.[6]
The symbolism within the Fransaskois flag is mostly the same as the provincial flag with the yellow and green representing the wheat and the forests respectively. However, with the addition of the cross alluding to the role that the Catholic Church and the many missionaries had in settling what is now the province of Saskatchewan and the fleur-de-lis which represents the Francophone population globally; it is coloured red to show the fighting courage in the battle of preserving the rights of their culture and language; it makes the flag distinguishable enough to stand out on its own.[6]
Standard of the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan
The
It is blazoned Azure the shield of Arms of the Province of Saskatchewan ensigned with the Royal Crown proper and encircled by a wreath of maple leaves Or.[7]
Gallery
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Flag of the Fransaskois
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The Vice Regal Standard over the Saskatchewan Legislative Building at the installation of W. Thomas Molloy
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Flag of the lieutenant-governor of Saskatchewan (1906–1981)
See also
References
- ^ The Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette (15 November 2010). "Province of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan. "Emblems and Flags, Emblems of Nature, Western Red Lily". Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Special Days/Jours Spéciaux" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. 113 (37): 1748. September 15, 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ Chabun, Will (11 May 2016). "The weird and wonderful story of Saskatchewan's provincial flag". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Millar, Ceilidh (19 July 2019). "Saskatchewan flag pioneers meet for first time after 50 years". Global News. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b The Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette (15 August 2018). "Fransaskois Flag". Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ The Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette (15 March 2005). "Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 25 September 2019.
External links
- Flag of Saskatchewan in the online Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges
- Saskatchewan – Flags of the World