Symbols of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several provincial symbols.^[1]

Symbols

	Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Saskatchewan		September 16, 1986 [2]	Granted by royal proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Shield of arms	Shield of Saskatchewan		August 25, 1906[3]	Shield of arms granted by the Royal Warrant of King Edward VII.
Provincial symbol	Saskatchewan's Wheat Sheaf		1977[4]	Used to identify government programs and organizations.
Flag	Flag of Saskatchewan		1969[5]	Green for northern forests, gold for southern grain fields.
The Great Seal	The Great Seal of Saskatchewan		May 7, 1991[6]	First Great Seal of Saskatchewan granted by royal warrant of King Edward VII on August 25, 1906, The Great Seal of Saskatchewan of 1991 was authorized by an Order-in-Council.
Flower	Western red lily Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum		1941[7]	It is a protected species.
Bird	Sharp-tailed Grouse Pedioectes phasianellus jamesi		1945[8]	The Sharp-tailed Grouse lives year-round in Saskatchewan.[9]
Tree	Paper Birch Betula papyrifera		1988[10]	Used as firewood, for plywood, and for construction of canoes.[9]
Mineral	Potash		February 1996[11]	Was given official status by amendments to The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act in May 1997.
Animal	White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus		2001[12]	First appeared on Saskatchewan's coat of arms in 1986.
Grass	Needle-and-thread grass Hesperostipa comata		2001[13]	It was selected by a coalition of environmental, wildlife and agricultural organizations.
Fruit	Saskatoon Berry Amelanchier alnifolia		2005[7]
Fish	Walleye Sander vitreus		2005[14]
Flag	Fransaskois Flag		2005[15]	The gold color represents the wheat fields of Saskatchewan, the cross is for the Catholic Church in Fransaskois, and the green color is for northern forests. The red fleur de lis symbolizes "la Francophonie".
Sport	Curling		2001[16]	A well known sport in Saskatchewan since the 1880s.
Tartan	District Tartan		1961[17]	The provincial tartan was registered with the Court of Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland.
Tartan	Dress Tartan		1997[18]	Saskatchewan dress tartan was introduced for competitive highland dancers on the occasion of the Canadian Interprovincial Highland Dancing Championships. The original provincial tartan, with the off-white line becoming the background colour of the dress version.

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