Coat of arms of British Columbia

The original Coat of Arms of British Columbia was granted to British Columbia by a Royal Warrant of King Edward VII on March 31, 1906. A banner of the arms comprises the provincial flag. The first heraldic provincial symbol was the Great Seal of the province, being the royal crest of the crowned lion upon the imperial crown as was the usual practice for British colonies, but with the letters "BC" added. This was used upon British Columbia joining... more

The original Coat of Arms of British Columbia was granted to British Columbia by a Royal Warrant of King Edward VII on March 31, 1906. A banner of the arms comprises the provincial flag. The first heraldic provincial symbol was the Great Seal of the province, being the royal crest of the crowned lion upon the imperial crown as was the usual practice for British colonies, but with the letters "BC" added. This was used upon British Columbia joining Confederation. The first coat of arms of the province was created by Canon Arthur Beanlands of Victoria, whose version was similar to the modern one: "The union device of Great Britain and Ireland: on a chief barry undée argent and azure, a setting sun in base Or." This coat was adopted by Order-in-Council 268 of July 19, 1895 as the Arms and Great Seal of the Province per the authority inferred from Section 136 of the British North America Act. Upon the Order in Council, the Motto of the Province is typeset incorrectly as "Spendor Sine... less