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The Great Seal of Quebec (french: Grand Sceau du Québec) is a governmental seal used to authenticate documents issued by the
Image of the old Great Seal of Quebec
Quebec, Great Seal of Provincial symbols of Quebec Monarchy in Canada {{Canada-gov-stub
The Great Seal of Quebec (french: Grand Sceau du Québec) is a governmental seal used to authenticate documents issued by the Government of Quebec
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
that are released in the name of the King in Right of Quebec, including the appointment of the Executive Council Executive Council may refer to:
Government
* Executive Council (Commonwealth countries), a constitutional organ that exercises executive power and advises the governor
* Executive Council of Bern, the government of the Swiss canton of Bern
* Ex ...
and Ministers (the Cabinet), as well as justices of the peace and judges of provincial courts.
Design
The seal is blue with a large fleur-de-lis in the centre, surrounded by a ring of smaller fleurs-de-lis. The words are displayed around the central fleur-de-lis. In 1979, this seal replaced an earlier version,http://www.vigile.net/Les-armoiries-du-Quebec-d-hier-a (French) which displayed the shield from the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom along with a Tudor Crown above and the coat of arms of Quebec below.See also
*Symbols of Quebec The people and province of Quebec have created and established several symbols throughout Quebec's history to represent the collective identity of its residents. Many of Quebec's symbols are related to its history, to catholicism, to Quebec's wint ...
* Great Seal of Ontario
* Great Seal of Canada
References
External links
Image of the old Great Seal of Quebec
Quebec, Great Seal of Provincial symbols of Quebec Monarchy in Canada {{Canada-gov-stub