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The flag of the Municipality of the County of Pictou, Nova Scotia, consists of three vertical stripes of red-white-blue, where the white stripe is wider, and the county coat of arms in the middle of the white stripe.
Common Seal and Armorial Achievement By-Law
5. (1) The arms of the
Municipality shall be as follows:
Azure a clenched dexter hand with a sprig
of mayflower in bloom proper and banner; Chief-cross of St. Andrews, a white
cross on a blue field; dexter fess - ship on field of gold with sails spread;
sinister fess - lamp of knowledge; dexter base - fish superimposed on axe and
pick; sinister base - stag's head, all proper;
5. (2) The foregoing
heraldic description shall be interpreted as follows:
Steel helmet with visor
closed facing right surmounted by clenched hand holding natural sprig of
mayflowers in bloom with gold banner and peripheral scroll. Flag of St. Andrews
on top of shield. Shield contains on the left as one faces it red ship on gold
field with sails spread over base of fish superimposed on crossed axe and pick;
on the right the lamp of knowledge on a red field; on top stag's head in red on
field of gold. Supporters - blue mantle with gold lining tasseled with a gold
cord and thistle. The motto to be shown below on a ribbon as "CUIMHNICH AIR NA
DAOINE O'N B'THAINIG THU" which may be freely translated as "Remember the men
from whom you are sprung".
21 June 1973 Approved by the Minister of
Municipal Affairs.
Photos of the flag and documentation thanks to Carolyn
MacIntosh, Deputy Municipal Clerk.
About the county:
"Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of
Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax
County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 46,513 people in 2006, which
represents a decline of 6.3 percent from 1991. It is the sixth most populous
county in Nova Scotia." - from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictou_County,_Nova_Scotia
However, this information is for the non-governmental Pictou County. The
Municipality of the County of Pictou has 22,000 inhabitants.
Official
website: http://www.county.pictou.ns.ca
Valentin Poposki, 9 January 2010