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by Arnaud Leroy, 13 December 2005
Source: Charlottetown city hall
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - The City flag is a banner of the
city's arms.
Chris Pinette, 2 April 1999
Since the arms were granted to the "old" city, the "new" city is using the arms and flag illegally until they petition the Heralds for the arms.
The City is much older than that. In 1864, Charlottetown hosted the
conference between political leaders that ended up forming the Dominion of
Canada in 1867, even though Prince Edward Island didn't join Confederation
until 1873.
Dean McGee, 10 December 2005
I the Chief Herald of Canada do by these Presents grant and assign to the CITY OF CHARLOTTETOWN the following Arms: Argent on a square Vert joined at each corner with a smaller square Vert a representation of the coronation crown of Queen Charlotte Sophia of England proper.
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AND I DO FURTHER grant and assign the following Flag: A banner of the arms the three edges in chief fly and base charged with a bordure compony Vert and Argent;
The shape (and colours) of the crown is specified: the crown of Queen
Charlotte, "proper". The drawings show the crown
white/"argent" with purple lining. Also note that while the text
states that the arms consist of four Green Squares, the banner of arms
stretches these squares to rectangles.
Dean McGee, 10 December 2005