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__**Nova Scotia **__﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ __Provincial Flower__ ﻿ ﻿   Nova Scotia's provincial flower is the mayflower. The mayflower is a beautiful white flower that blossoms in the early spring. The mayflower was officially adopted Nova Scotia's flower in 1901.It has been Nova Scotia's symbol since its early history. **__ THE MAYFLOWER __**

__** Flag **__ Nova Scotia's flag is similar   to the shield. It became the  official flag in 1929. It has  a dragon in the middle with   a blue X behind the dragon. **__T__****__HE FLAG__**  ﻿__The Coat of Arms__   Nova Scotia's coat of arms   has a unicorn on 1 side and   an aboriginal hunter on the   other side. In the middle is  Nova Scotia's flag. On the  very top is their motto. (Munit haec et altera vincit)  "One defends and the other conquers." __** THE COAT OF ARMS **__

__ Provincial Bird __ Nova Scotia's provincial bird is the osprey. The osprey is a fish hunting bird. It was adopted Nova Scotia's provincial bird in 1994. It uses the same nest each year. They hatch 2-3 eggs per year. **__OSPREY__**

__Capital City__ Nova Scotia's capital city is Halifax. It is almost fully surrounded by water. It is close to Dartmouth, Sambro and Chester.

- __ Physical Region __ The physical region of Nova Scotia is the Appalachian region. Nova Scotia was actually 1 of the first Canadian provinces to be settled by Europeans.

__ Stone __ Nova scotia's stone is called stillbite. It was adopted in 1999. Stillbite was found in abundance along the Bay of Fundy. Stillbite is used as water softeners and filters.