Symbols of Manitoba

Manitoba is one of Canada's ten provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.^[1][2][3]

Symbols

	Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Manitoba		May 10, 1905	Coat of arms was granted by Royal Warrant of King Edward VII
Motto	Gloriosus et liber Glorious and free		1905	Granted with the coat of arms. Reference to the eighth line of O Canada.
Shield of arms	Shield of Manitoba		May 10, 1905	Shield of arms granted by the Royal Warrant of King Edward VII
Flag	Flag of Manitoba		June 12, 1966	The flag was given royal approval by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in October 1965
Mammal	Plains bison Bison bison bison		June 10, 2014	Used to identify government programs and organizations
The Great Seal	The Great Seal of the Province of Manitoba			The Great Seal was authorized by an Order-in-Council.
Fossil	Mosasaur Tylosaurus pembinensis		June, 2015	The mosasaur was Manitoba's largest ancient marine reptile from the Cretaceous period, approximately 80 million years ago.
Bird	Great grey owl Strix nebulosa		July 16, 1987	The great gray owl is North America's largest owl, with a wingspan of 1.3 metres.
Fish	Walleye Sander vitreus		June 10, 2014
Tree	White spruce Picea glauca			The is disease resistant and capable of growing in most climatic conditions.
Flower	Crocus Anemone patens		March 16, 1906
Grass	Big bluestem Andropogon gerardi		June 10, 2014	Voted by the public at www.manitobagrass.ca from April 15 to December 15, 2009
The Manitoba Tartan	Dark red, azure blue, dark green and golden		May 1, 1962	The provincial tartan was approved by the Lord Lyon King at Arms.
Orders	Order of Manitoba		1999	The Order of Manitoba is the highest honour the Province can bestow.

References

1. Government of Manitoba. "Symbols of Manitoba". Archived from the original on 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2006-01-16.
2. Canadian Heritage. "Canadian Symbols-Manitoba". Archived from the original on May 16, 2007.
3. Bolo, Danielle (August 14, 2014). "New Manitoba emblems reflect the province's natural heritage". Nature Conservancy Canada. Retrieved 18 June 2015.