Coat of arms of Nunavut | |
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Adopted | 1999 |
Crest | On a wreath argent and azure an iglu affronty argent windowed Or and ensigned by the Royal Crown proper; |
Torse | Argent and azure |
Shield | Or dexter a qulliq sable inflamed gules sinister an inuksuk azure on a chief also azure above five bezants in arc reversed issuant from the lower chief a mullet (Niqirtsuituq) Or |
Supporters | Dexter a caribou sinister a narwhal both proper |
Compartment | Dexter of land set with Arctic poppies, dwarf fireweed and Arctic heather proper sinister ice floes argent set on barry wavy azure and argent |
Motto | ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕗᑦ Our Land, Our Strength |
The coat of arms of Nunavut was granted by a warrant of Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada, dated 31 March 1999, one day before the territory of Nunavut, Canada, was created. The same document specified the flag of Nunavut.