While wandering the streets of Victoria, British Columbia, I found myself walking by Confederation Garden Park which, in addition to having a lot of tourists (including me) and a large attractive fountain, has a great display of Canadian heraldry.
The central coat of arms is, of course, the full achievement of the arms of Canada:
And then, flanking the central achievement of arms, we find the coats of arms of the thirteen provinces of Canada:
And on the right, from left to right, the arms of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut:
As you can see, although it took a bit of patient waiting and some careful timing, I did manage to get photographs of all of these shields without any tourists blocking the view.
And please feel free to click on any of the images above to go to a larger, more detailed picture to get the full effect of the detail in these coats of arms. They are well worth the look!
Anyway, it was nice to see such a great display of heraldry, right out there in the open for anyone walking by to enjoy!
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