Coat of arms of Quebec

The coat of arms of Quebec in its present form has existed since December 9, 1939, when the government of the Canadian province of Québec issued a decree, replacing the existing coat of arms since 1868.

The coat of arms is on the French model below pointed and not common as usual in British heraldry semicircular. It is divided into three horizontal fields. Top symbolize three golden fleur -de- lys on a blue background, the past of Quebec as a colony of the French kingdom. The Golden Leopard on a red background is taken from the coat of arms of England and is a traditional symbol of the British monarchy dar. In the lower third represent three sugar maple leaves on a golden background of belonging to Canada.

Towering above the coat of arms of the Edwards crown, another symbol of the British monarchy. A banner containing the motto of the province in French: Je me souviens ( "I remember ").

The old coat of arms, adopted in 1868 by Queen Victoria, differed only slightly from today: The upper third of Coat of Arms contained two blue fleur -de- lys on a golden background.