Coat of arms of Manitoba

The Arms of Manitoba

Versions
Shield
For use by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
The unofficial arms, in use until 1905
Details
Armiger	Elizabeth II in Right of Manitoba
Adopted	1905, augmented 1992
Crest	Upon a helm in trian aspect Or mantled Gules doubled Argent and wreathed of these colours a beaver sejeant upholding with its back a representation of the Royal Crown proper its dexter forepaw raised holding a prairie crocus (Anemone patens) slipped also proper.
Escutcheon	Vert on a Rock a Bison statant proper, on a Chief Argent the cross of St. George.
Supporters	Dexter a unicorn Argent armed crined and unguled Or gorged with a mural coronet Vert masoned and encircled with maple leaves Argent pendant therefrom the wheel of a Red River cart Vert sinister a horse Argent crined queued and unguled Or gorged with a collar of Prairie Indian beadwork proper pendant therefrom a cycle of life medallion Vert
Compartment	A mound bearing seven prairie crocuses slipped proper between to the dexter a wheat field Or and to the sinister a forest of white spruce (Picea glauca) proper the whole rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure
Motto	GLORIOSUS ET LIBER Glorious and Free
Earlier versions	Vert three garbs in fess Or, a chief per pale, dexter the Union Badge of 1707, sinister azure three fleurs-de-lis Or

The original coat of arms of Manitoba was granted to Manitoba by a Royal Warrant of King Edward VII on May 10, 1905. The shield is also featured on the provincial flag.

The coat of arms was augmented on October 23, 1992 by a Vice-Regal Warrant of then-Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn to include a crest, supporters, and motto.

Animals

Unicorn Horse Beaver Bison