Coat of arms of British Columbia

Arms of British Columbia
Versions
Escutcheon
For use by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Armiger	Charles III in Right of British Columbia
Adopted	1906, augmented 1987
Crest	Upon a helm with a wreath argent and gules the royal crest of general purpose of our royal predecessor Queen Victoria differenced for us and our successors in right of British Columbia with the lion thereof garlanded about the neck with the provincial flower that is to say the pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) with leaves all proper mantled gules doubled argent.
Shield	Argent, 3 bars wavy azure, issuant from the base a demi-sun in splendour proper, on a chief, the Union Device charged in the centre point with an antique crown Or
Supporters	On the dexter side, a wapiti stag (Cervus canadensis) proper and on the sinister side a bighorn sheep ram (Ovis canadensis) argent armed and unguled Or.
Compartment	Beneath the shield a scroll entwined with pacific dogwood flowers slipped and leaved proper inscribed with the motto assigned by the said warrant of our royal predecessor King Edward VII that is to say Splendor sine occasu.
Motto	Splendor sine occasu "Splendour without diminishment"

The coat of arms of British Columbia^[1] is the heraldic symbol representing the Canadian province of British Columbia. The arms contains symbols reflecting British Columbia's British heritage along with local symbols. At the upper part of the shield is the Union Jack, representing the United Kingdom. The lower portion of the shield features a golden sun setting into the ocean, representing the province's location on the Pacific.

The original arms, consisting of only the shield, were granted by royal warrant of King Edward VII on 31 March 1906.^[2] The arms were further augmented with supporters, a crest, and a compartment, by royal warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 15 October 1987.

A banner of arms comprises the provincial flag, which was adopted in 1960.