File:Arms of Canada (shield).svg

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Coat of arms InfoField	The shield from the of Canada. The shield was created by a Royal Warrant in 1921 and updated in 1957, thus out of Canadian Copyright. http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/symbl/arm1-eng.cfm
Tincture (FR) InfoField	argentorazuregules
Date	1957 date QS:P571,+1957-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Artist InfoField	Mercifull at English Wikipedia Sodacan Later versions were uploaded by Zscout370 at en.wikipedia.
Source	Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.
Other versions	Derivative works of this file: Royal Shield of arms of Canada (1921-1957).svg Royal Shield of arms of Canada.svg Blason Canada.svg
SVG development InfoField	The SVG code is valid. This coat of arms was created with Inkscape by Sodacan. This coat of arms was improved or created by the Wikigraphists of the Graphic Lab (en).

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Original upload log

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2007-09-05 07:06 Zscout370 131×174 (95725 bytes) Reducing groupings, rotating a few things
2007-09-05 01:07 Zscout370 131×174 (103606 bytes) New version of the arms, public domain
2007-01-22 20:19 Mercifull 200×260 (121908 bytes) * This image is being used not for a commercial nature but for non-profit educational purposes regarding the Coat of Arms of Canada * This image is a non-fictional segment of a national symbol of Canada * This image is the copyrighted work in its entirety

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:17, 25 July 2024	242 × 303 (91 KB)	反共抗獨光復民國	Reverted to version as of 22:50, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
	14:02, 8 September 2022	198 × 268 (61 KB)	Sodacan	update
	22:50, 10 March 2021	242 × 303 (91 KB)	Thespoondragon	Reverted to version as of 08:19, 13 July 2017 (UTC) shield from official emblazonment cannot be used
	16:40, 21 June 2020	256 × 341 (113 KB)	Mark sword	Reverted to version as of 06:25, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
	08:19, 13 July 2017	242 × 303 (91 KB)	Sodacan	England
	14:13, 12 July 2017	242 × 303 (108 KB)	Sodacan	all new
	23:25, 12 December 2009	113 × 144 (135 KB)	Lexicon	Shield from the Canadian coat of arms based on its heraldic description; Irish harp always has silver strings, shade of blue is not defined. My own modifications.
	07:55, 11 December 2009	95 × 144 (134 KB)	Zscout370	Reverted to version as of 17:51, 15 October 2009 (we had a DR about this, the 1994 shield cannot be used)
	06:25, 11 December 2009	256 × 341 (113 KB)	Lexicon	Shield from Image:Canadian Coat of Arms.svg with slight modification.
	17:51, 15 October 2009	95 × 144 (134 KB)	Zscout370	Shield design from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Canada_(1957).jpg