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Canadian royal symbols
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Canadian royal symbols are the visual and auditory identifiers of the Canadian monarchy, including the viceroys, in the country's federal and provincial jurisdictions. These may specifically distinguish organizations that derive their authority from the Crown, establishments with royal associations, or merely be ways of expressing loyal or patriotic sentiment.
The official effigy of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, used in the 1950s on Canadian stamps and coins to symbolize the monarch's authority under which
The official effigy of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, used in the 1950s on Canadian stamps and coins to symbolize the monarch's authority under which the post office and Royal Canadian Mint operate
Portraits of King George VI and his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, in the Senate foyer in the Centre Block of the federal Parliament
Portraits of King George VI and his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, in the Senate foyer in the Centre Block of the federal Parliament
A copy of the John Partridge portrait of Queen Victoria, in Osgoode Hall, Toronto
A copy of the John Partridge portrait of Queen Victoria, in Osgoode Hall, Toronto
A 1977 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in a courthouse
A 1977 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in a courthouse
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In modern heraldry, a royal cypher is a monogram or monogram-like device of a country's reigning sovereign, typically consisting of the initials of the monarch's name and title, sometimes interwoven and often surmounted by a crown. Such a cypher as used by an emperor or empress is called an imperial cypher. In the system used by various Commonwealth realms, the title is abbreviated as 'R' for 'rex' or 'regina'. Previously, 'I' stood for 'imperator' or 'imperatrix' of the Indian Empire.
The former Postal Station K in Toronto (pictured in 2006) displays above its main entrance EVIIIR, the royal cypher of King Edward VIII
The former Postal Station K in Toronto (pictured in 2006) displays above its main entrance EVIIIR, the royal cypher of King Edward VIII
A Royal Mail post box in Windsor in Berkshire bearing the royal cypher of King Edward VII, an intertwined EVIIR
A Royal Mail post box in Windsor in Berkshire bearing the royal cypher of King Edward VII, an intertwined EVIIR
A Royal Mail vehicle logo used in Scotland during the latter years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. A convention adopted after the 1953 Coronation
A Royal Mail vehicle logo used in Scotland during the latter years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. A convention adopted after the 1953 Coronation resulted in the EIIR royal cypher not being used in Scotland. The above logo was only used by the Royal Mail in Scotland during Elizabeth's reign, and it features a stylised version of the Crown of Scotland; in the rest of the United Kingdom, St. Edward's Crown was used in the Royal Mail logo during Elizabeth's long reign (1952-2022).
Royal Mail van in Scotland, displaying the Royal Mail logo as used in Scotland during the latter years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Unlike the
Royal Mail van in Scotland, displaying the Royal Mail logo as used in Scotland during the latter years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Unlike the logo as used in the rest of the United Kingdom during Elizabeth's reign, the Royal Mail logo in Scotland during her reign was surmounted by a stylised version of the Crown of Scotland and did not feature the EIIR royal cypher. This was largely the result of the 'Pillar Box War' of the early 1950s. A stylised version of the Crown of Scotland can be seen on the passenger door of the van as well.