Flag of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan
UseCivil and state flag
Proportion1:2
AdoptedSeptember 22, 1969
Designed byAnthony Drake

The provincial flag of Saskatchewan was adopted in 1969. It is blazoned per fess vert and or, in the fly a prairie lily slipped and leaved proper, in the dexter chief an escutcheon of the coat of arms of Saskatchewan fimbriated argent[clarification needed]. The symbolism within the flag is shown just with the colours; yellow representing the grain fields in the southern portion of the province where as the green represents the northern forested areas.[1] The western red lily in the fly of the flag is the provincial flower.[2] In 2017, The Minister of Parks, Culture and Sports designated September 22 as Saskatchewan Flag Day.[3]

  1. ^ The Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette (15 November 2010). "Province of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan. "Emblems and Flags, Emblems of Nature, Western Red Lily". Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Special Days/Jours Spéciaux" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. 113 (37): 1748. September 15, 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-19.

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