| Show flag of nova scotia la Is traced to king james baffi eg 1 nova scotia has the distinction of being the only province of the dominion of canada and the first colony of great britain to possess a flag of its own the flag of nova scotia is a silver field with a blue st andrews cross a small shield with the royal arms of scotland gold a lion rampant red teeth claws and tongue blue within a double flory fleurs flears de lys red being placed as an upon the cross it traces its origin to the charter of new scotland granted in 1621 to sir william alexander afterwards the earl of stirling by king james VI of scotland and I 1 of england in this charter the name nova scotia which is the latin form of new scotland first appeared in contradistinction to acadia or the of the french the flag itself Is derived from the royal coat of arms granted to nova scotia in 1625 by ki king ng charles I 1 of england the son and successor of james VI this ancient and beautiful armorial is the oldest of all the arms borne borna by the british dominions |
