The coat of arms of Quebec was adopted by order-in-council of the Quebec government on 9 December 1939, replacing the arms assigned by royal warrant of Queen Victoria on 26 May 1868.
The shield is divided into three horizontal fields:
- Top — Three gold fleurs-de-lis on a blue background, symbolizing royal France
- Middle — A gold lion passant guardant on a red background, symbolizing English royalty
- Bottom — Three green maple leaves on a gold background, symbolizing Canada.
The shield is surmounted by the Tudor Crown, and accompanied by a silver scroll bearing the provincial motto, Je me souviens ("I remember").
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“The eyes that drew from me such fervent praise,
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Which made me a stranger in my own romance
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—Petrarch (1304–1374)