The Arms of the Northwest Territories | |
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![]() Badge of the Commissioner | |
Adopted | 1956[1] |
Crest | A compass rose proper between two narwhals haurient and addorsed Or |
Shield | Per 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.[1] The shield is also featured on the territorial flag. The coat of arms was designed by Canadian heraldry expert Alan Beddoe in the early 1950s.[2]