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and their foothills, the grass Prairie s, and the cultivated Wheat fields. The shield is also featured on the Flag Of Alberta . SYMBOLS The shield features, from top to bottom, a red St. George's Cross on a white background (an allusion to the arms of the Hudson's Bay Company , which once controlled what is now Alberta), blue sky, snow-capped mountains, green hills, prairie, and a wheat field. The crest sits above the shield and consists of a helmet crowned with a red and silver wreath, on top of which sits a Beaver , resting on top of which is the Royal Crown. White and red are the official colours of Canada , and the beaver is the official animal of Canada. The supporters sit on either side of the shield and consist of a golden Lion on the left (representing power) and a Pronghorn Antelope on the right (representing Alberta's natural resources). Neither of these is the official animal of Alberta (which is the Bighorn Sheep ). The compartment or base is a grassy mount with ". BLAZON ; Shield : Azure, in front of a range of snow mountains proper a range of hills Vert, in base a wheat field surmounted by a prairie both also proper, on a chief Argent a St. George's cross. ; Crest : Upon a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Gules a Beaver couchant upholding on its back the Royal Crown both proper. ; Supporters : On the dexter side a Lion Or armed and langued Gules and on the sinister side a Pronghorn Antelope (''Antilocapra americana'') proper. ; Compartment : Comprising a grassy mount with the Floral Emblem of the Said Province of Alberta, the Wild Rose (''Rosa acicularis''), growing therefrom proper. ; Motto : ''Fortis et Liber'' (Strong and Free). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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