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They fell out of use when Nova Scotia joined the Confederation in 1867, but were restored in 1929 (see below).
The shield, a blue saltire on a white field, is a simple reversal of the Scottish flag (a white saltire, Saint Andrew's cross, on a blue field). It is also charged with an inescutcheon bearing the royal arms of Scotland, a gold shield with a red rampant lion in a double border decorated with fleurs de lis.
The crestCrest is a heraldry term. Crest is the name of a popular toothpaste in Canada, the USA, and the United Kingdom. Crest is also a commune of the Drome departement in France. CREST is a securities depository and settlement service of the United Kingdom and I is two hands, one naked and the other clad in armor, holding a thistleThistles are perennial flowering plants of the genus Cirsium''. They are known for their effusive flowered heads (usually purple, rose, yellow, or white). The radially symmetrical disk flowers are situated at the end of the branches. They have erect, pric, the emblem of Scotland, and laurelThe name Laurel is widely used in English, once being a moderately common name typically for girls; also as Laurie''. Following are other uses of Laurel Many trees and shrubs are called Laurel . Bay laurel, botanically Laurus nobilis the original True lau.
The crest is referred to in the mottoA motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. Many countries, universities, and other institutions have mottos, as do families with coats of arms. These mottos are t, placed above the shield in a Scottish tradition, which reads Munit haec et altera vincit (One [hand] defends and the other conquers).
The supporters are the unicornThis article is about the mythical creature. For the constellation of the Unicorn, see Monoceros. The unicorn is the only fabulous beast that does not seem to have been conceived out of human fears. In even the earliest references he is fierce yet good, s from the royal arms of Scotland which is now borne by the British monarchyThe British monarch or Sovereign is the head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament legislative power. The monarch is also Supreme Governor of the Church of, and a member of the Mi'kmaqThe Mi'kmaq (also Mikmaq, Micmac are a First Nations people indigenous to northeastern New England and Canada's Maritimes. They have a population of about 20,000 of whom approximately one-third still speak the Algonquian Mi'kmaq language. In the Canadian First Nation indigenous to Nova Scotia, who in the heraldic language of the 17th century was blazoned a "savage."
The compartment includes thistles as well as the trailing arbutus or mayflower, the floral emblem of Nova Scotia, added when the arms were reassumed in 1929.