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![[Royal Canadian Geographical Society]](../images/c/ca_rcgs.gif)
image by
Ivan Sache, 31 October 2015
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The flag of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society is shown at http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/blog/posting.asp?ID=1679.
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society was founded in 1929 with the
important mandate of making Canada better known to Canadians and to the world.
Under the patronage of the Governor General, the Society has, for 85 years, led
the charge towards fostering a deeper appreciation of Canada’s natural, cultural
and social heritage. While best known for its iconic publication, Canadian
Geographic Magazine, the Society also actively develops additional publications,
such as Géographica and Canadian Geographic Travel, supports Canadian
geographical expeditions, and provides grants and scholarships for
cutting-edge geographical research.
http://www.rcgs.org - RCGS website
The flag, arms and supporters of
the Royal Canadian Geographical Society are inscribed on the Public Register of
Arms, Flags and Badges (Vol. II, p. 1998). The grant is dated 11 June 1991. The
announcement of the Letters Patent was made on July 20, 1991, in Volume 125,
page 2353 of the Canada Gazette.
Flag
Azure an annulet Or surmounted
of a compass rose of eight points Argent charged in the centre with a maple leaf
slipped Gules.
http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=1511&ShowAll=1
The "compass rose flag" of the RCGS has specific rules of use:
"Every
year the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s coveted compass rose flag is
carried on expeditions across Canada and around the world. The Society’s compass
rose represents a tradition of courage and adventure. It has been carried to the
highest peak in every province and territory in Canada, on grueling solo
expeditions to the most remote corners of the country, around the globe, and
even into space.
Each RCGS flag is numbered, and its history is documented
and preserved in the Society archives. The flag, represented by an eight point
compass rose charged by a red maple leaf, is derived from the Society’s coat of
arms designed by Lieutenant-Commander Alan Brookman Beddoe.
The achievement
of a designation as an RCGS flag expedition is a singular honour, one that
places an expedition in a tradition of scores of others that have helped to
celebrate the spirit of exploration in Canada and to expand geographical
awareness and knowledge."
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/franklin-expedition/canadas_centre_for_exploration.asp
- Canadian Geographic website
The flag appears to be used in two
versions:
- 1:2, with a relatively small emblem;
- 2:3, with a bigger
emblem.
Photos
1:2 flag image by
Ivan Sache, 31 October 2015
![[Royal Canadian Geographical Society]](../images/c/ca_rcgs1.gif)
image by
Ivan Sache, 31 October 2015
![[Canadian Geographic]](../images/c/ca_cageo.gif)
image by Zachary
Harden, 24 August 2018
"Canadian Geographic" is a magazine published by the Royal Canadian
Geographical Society and has been in circulation since 1930. For the flag, I
discovered this from a photo by Instagram user "geiger.john" posted around
August 23rd/24th, 2018. The photo was taken aboard the ship "Akademik Sergey
Vavilov", a ship owned by One Ocean Expeditions Inc, a Canadian expedition
cruise operator. I posted this Instagram screenshot at
https://www.facebook.com "Canadian Flags and Heraldry - Drapeaux et
Héraldique canadiens".
As for the flag itself, it is the logo of the
magazine in white on a red background. One note to make is the logo of the RCGS
is "dotting the I" of "Geographic". Attached is my rendition of the flag, using
a pdf from the magazine.
Zachary Harden, 24 August 2018