Coat of arms of the Northwest Territories

The Arms of the Northwest Territories
Versions
Escutcheon
Badge of the Commissioner
Adopted1956
CrestA compass rose proper between two narwhals haurient and addorsed Or
ShieldPer bend wavy Gules and Vert billetty Or in sinister chief the mask of an Arctic fox Argent on a chief indented of the last a barrulet wavy Azure

The coat of arms of the Northwest Territories was granted by a Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 24 February 1956. The shield is featured on the territorial flag. The coat of arms was designed by Canadian heraldry expert Alan Beddoe in the early 1950s.

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