Symbols of Yukon

Yukon is one of Canada's territories, and has established several territorial symbols.^[1]

Official symbols

	Symbol	Adopted	Remarks
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Yukon	1956	It was approved officially by Queen Elizabeth II
Flag	Flag of Yukon	March 1, 1968
Shield of arms	Shield of arms of Yukon	1956	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Floral	Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)	1957
Tree	Subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa)	2001	The sap drawn from the blisters on its bark has been used by First Nation people as a traditional medicine for lung ailments.
Bird	Raven (Corvus corax)	1985	The raven is seen everywhere in Yukon. Raven is called "crow" by Yukon First Nations people.
Gemstone	Lazulite	February 1976	Lazulite is found in the layered sedimentary rock of the Blow River area in Ivvavik National Park. The colour and crystalline qualities of Yukon's lazulite are among the finest in the world.
Tartan	woven cloth is composed of green, dark blue, magenta, yellow and white stripes in varying widths on a light blue background.	1984

References

↑ Government of Yukon. "Symbols of Yukon". Retrieved 2008-04-09.

Symbols of Canada (by province or territory)

Provinces	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan

Territories	Northwest Territories Nunavut Yukon

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