Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador
{{Short description|Symbols of Canadian province}}
Newfoundland and Labrador is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several official symbols.{{cite web | url= http://www.gov.nf.ca/aboutnl/emblem.htm|title= Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador| author= Government of Newfoundland and Labrador| accessdate=16 January 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205044213/http://www.gov.nf.ca/aboutnl/emblem.htm|archivedate=February 5, 2012}}
Labrador, the mainland portion of the province, has its own distinct cultural identity and has established several unofficial symbols for itself.
Official symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador
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! !Symbol !Image !Adopted !Remarks |
| Coat of arms
| Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador | 150px | 1 January 1637/8{{ Cite web |url= http://www.heritage.nf.ca/facts3.html | title= Newfoundland and Labrador Heraldry and Flags | accessdate=2 June 2008 | author= Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage |date=June 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201111157/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/facts3.html |archivedate=December 1, 2011 }}{{refn|Julian Calendar. Also, though the actual document is dated 1 January 1637 this would translate to 1 January 1638 as the legal year did not start until 25 March. See: Old Style and New Style dates}} |Granted by John Borough, Garter King of Arms, during the reign of King Charles I |
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| Motto
|Quaerite primum regnum dei, | | Granted with other elements of the coat of arms, from The Gospel According to St. Matthew 6:33 |
| Escutcheon
| Escutcheon of Newfoundland and Labrador | Image:Simple arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg | 1637/8 | |
| Flag
| Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador | Image:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg | |
| Flag of the lieutenant governor
| Flag of the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador | File:Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg | 1987 | |
| Great seal
| Great Seal of Newfoundland and Labrador | | |
| Flower
| Purple pitcher plant | 1954{{ Cite web |url= http://www.heritage.nf.ca/facts4.html | title= Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Emblems | accessdate=2 June 2008 | author= Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage |date=June 2008 }} | Found on bogs and marshes around the province |
| Tree
| Black spruce | The most abundant tree in Labrador |
| Bird
| Atlantic puffin | File:Machias Seal Island puffins.jpg | About 95% of North America's puffins breed on Newfoundland and Labrador coasts |
| Mineral
| Image:Labradorite detail.jpg | 1975{{ Cite web | url= https://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/exec/cabinet/protocol/symbols.html#mineral | author= Cabinet Secretariat; Newfoundland and Labrador | title= Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador | accessdate= 13 September 2019 }} | The mineral was discovered in northern Labrador |
| Tartan
| Provincial tartan | Green with gold, white, brown and red bands |
| Game bird
| Partridge or ptarmigan | {{Cite web|url= https://www.gov.nl.ca/aboutnl/emblem/partrid.html | title= About Newfoundland and Labrador, Official Game Bird - Partridge| accessdate=8 May 2015| author= Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |date=June 2008}} | Found throughout the province |
| Animal
| File:Newfoundland Ponies.jpg | |
| Dogs
| Newfoundland dog | Image:Newfoundland_dog_Smoky.jpg | |
| Anthem
| File:Ode to Newfoundland.jpg {{cite web | url= http://www.heritage.nf.ca/facts2.html | title= The Provincial Anthem | date= 1902 | accessdate= 13 September 2019 | author= Cavendish Boyle | authorlink= Cavendish Boyle }} | Written by Governor Sir Cavendish Boyle in 1902 |
| Logo
| Provincial logo | | File:Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Wordmark.svg {{Cite web | accessdate= 12 September 2019 | date= 3 October 2006 | author= Executive Council; Department of Business; Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada | url= https://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2006/exec/1003n01.htm | title= Creative, Resilient and Inventive: New Brand Embodies Essence of Newfoundland and Labrador }} | This logo was brought into effect after an audit revealed 40 different provincial logos in use. |
| Orders
| Order of Newfoundland and Labrador | File:CAN Order of Newfoundland and Labrador ribbon.svg {{Cite web | accessdate= 2 December 2009 | date=June 2008 | author= Government of Newfoundland | url= http://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/onl/award.html | title= The Order of Newfoundland }} | The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador is the highest honour of the province. The medal bears the shield of Newfoundland and Labrador surmounted by the Crown. The medal is worn with a blue, green, white and gold ribbon. |
Unofficial symbols of Labrador
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| Coat of arms
| Coat of arms of Labrador | File:Labrador Coat of Arms.png |Assumed, not granted by the Canadian Heraldic Authority |
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| Motto
|Munus splendidum mox explebitur, | | 1927{{Cite web|title=Ode to Labrador : Labrador Heritage Society|url=http://www.labradorheritagemuseum.ca/home/ode.htm|access-date=2020-09-17|website=www.labradorheritagemuseum.ca}} | Latin translation of 'our splendid task will soon be fulfilled', a line from the Ode to Labrador |
| Flag
|Predates the introduction of the current provincial flag by six years |
| Anthem
| | Written by physician Harry Paddon in 1927 and set to the tune of O Tannenbaum |
| Bird
|By resolution of the Combined Councils of Labrador; declared Canada's national bird by Canadian Geographic in September 2017 |
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