| 词条 | National colours of Canada |
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The national colours of Canada ({{lang-fr|Couleurs nationales du Canada}}) were declared by King George V in 1921 to be red and white{{sfn|Canadian Heritage:Official symbols of Canada|2009}} and are most prominently evident on the country's national flag. Red is symbolic of England and white of France, the colours having been used representatively by those countries in the past.{{sfn|Canadian Heritage: National Colours - Red and White|2009}} The maple is one of the national symbols and red is the first leaf colour after spring budding & also the autumn colour of maple leaves.{{sfn|Canadian Heritage: The arms of Canada|2009}} History{{multiple image| footer = The Arms of Canada. On the left is the version from 1923, with green maple leaves on a white background in the shield. On the right, a modified version from 1957 with red maple leaves on a white background in the shield. | image1 = Coat of arms of Canada (1923).jpg | alt1 = | width1 = 166 | image2 =Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_(1957).png | alt2 = | width2 = 140 }} Canada's national colours can trace their history to the First Crusade of the 11th century, during which Norman nobleman Bohemond I of Antioch distributed red crosses to the crusaders he led, so that they could affix them to their clothing "as a distinguishing mark".{{sfn|Canadian Heritage:Official symbols of Canada|2009}} Thereafter, nations were identified by the colour of their cross, and in particular, England used a white cross on a red background and France a red cross on white.{{sfn|Canadian Heritage:Official symbols of Canada|2009}} Eventually, France and England agreed to exchange their colours{{fact|date=June 2018}}, and St George's Cross was adopted as an emblem of England. This was the flag used by John Cabot when he landed on the island of Newfoundland on his second voyage in 1497 under the commission of Henry VII of England.{{sfn|Canadian Heritage: You were asking...|2009}} The two nations would eventually explore North America, where each claimed territory. As a result of the proclamation of the Arms of Canada by King George V on 21 November 1921, red and white became Canada's official colours.{{sfn|Canadian Heritage:Official symbols of Canada|2009}} The proclamation stated "a Royal helmet mantled argent doubled gules" and "a wreath of the colours argent and gules",{{sfn|Canadian Heritage: The arms of Canada|2009}} in which argent refers to the colour white or silver, and gules to red, tinctures used to emblazon a coat of arms.{{sfn|McCreery|2005|p=73}} In 1957, the Arms of Canada were modified—the maple leaves on the shield were changed from green to red "in recognition of Canada's official colours".{{sfn|Canadian Heritage: National Colours - Red and White|2009}} The proclamation accepts both colours for the maple leaves, stating "three maple leaves conjoined on one stem proper",{{sfn|Canadian Heritage: The arms of Canada|2009}} in which "proper" refers to the natural colour of the leaves, which is green in spring and summer, and red in autumn. It was not until 1961, with the creation of The Queen's Personal Canadian Flag, that red and white became entrenched as the national colours.{{sfn|Tidridge|2011|p=222}} ReproductionFor the Federal Identity Program operated by the Treasury Board Secretariat of the Government of Canada, official and signage colours are specified in technical specification T-145.{{sfn|Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Colour Values|2012}} The red colour is named FIP red and represented by the hexadecimal triplet FF0000, the 8-bit per channel RGB value (255,0,0), the CMYK color (0,100,100,0), or the Pantone Color Matching System colour Pantone 032.{{sfn|Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Colour Values|2012}}{{sfn|Industry Canada|2009}} A second red colour, known as safety red, is also specified but not used for official symbols; it is represented by the hexadecimal triplet E8112D, RGB value (230,15,45), CMYK colour (0,90,75,0), or Pantone colour 185.{{sfn|Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Colour Values|2012}} White is represented by CMYK colour white, and the de facto national colour black is represented as CMYK colour black; six more colours are defined for use by the government.{{sfn|Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Colour Values|2012}} UsesNational flag of CanadaThe national flag uses the national colours.{{sfn|Canadian Heritage:Official symbols of Canada|2009}} Its red-white-red pattern is derived from the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada{{sfn|Montgomery|2013}} and the Canada General Service Medal of 1899.{{sfn|Canadian Heritage:Official symbols of Canada|2009}} Federal government brandingThe national colours are used in federal government branding as part of the Federal Identity Program. This includes the use of the Canadian flag in the Canada wordmark, the "global identifier of the Government of Canada" specified in technical specification T-130.{{sfn|Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Canada Wordmark|2012}} DecorationsThe Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon consists of four red bars separated by equally spaced thin white lines.{{sfn|Department of National Defence|2004}} The Canada Medal instituted on 14 October 1943 was specified to have a ribbon in the national colours,{{sfn|McCreery|2005|p=73}} which was the same ribbon used for the Canada General Service Medal.{{sfn|Veterans Affairs Canada|2013}} The ill-fated medal was never awarded, and was abolished in 1966 with the introduction of the Order of Canada,{{sfn|McCreery|2008}} which also has a red and white ribbon. SportThe Toronto Blue Jays, a franchise in Major League Baseball, honour Canada Day by wearing an alternate jersey instead of the team's usual uniform.{{sfn|Creamer}} In the 1990s, the team would wear red baseball caps,{{sfn|CNN Sports Illustrated|1999}} or a red uniform.{{sfn|Creamer|2005}} In 2012, the team wore a red uniform with white lettering.{{sfn|Creamer|2012}} The Canadian national colours, and the de facto third colour black, are used prominently by ice hockey teams representing the nation, including the men's ice hockey team, men's junior ice hockey team, men's under-18 ice hockey team, men's ice sledge hockey team, men's inline hockey team, women's ice hockey team, and women's under-18 ice hockey team. The logo of Hockey Canada, the national governing body for ice hockey in Canada, is red, white, and black, though their specifications are different from those of the national colours.{{sfn|Hockey Canada}} See also
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