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by Luc Baronian 3 June 2005
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flag in use
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The flag of the University of New Brunswick flies on its two campuses, Fredericton and Saint John. Black over red, 1:2, with a large centered shield. The beavers on the shield are gold and the boat is blue on the full-scale flag, while it is black on the table flag version. The shield, which is fairly popular on campus, though not as much as the logo, has a black ship on the renditions I have seen that are not on a flag. The beavers are usually brown when not on the flag.
The motto reads SAPERE AUDE.
Luc Baronian, 3 June 2005
Sapere aude is a phrase meaning "Dare to know" or "Dare to be wise". Most famously, it is found in Immanuel Kant's essay "What Is Enlightenment?". It is also the motto of:
Article on the flag:
https://www.unb.ca/initiatives/225/traditions/unbcolours.html
In use
(note that the ship is black):
https://scontent.fhio3-1.fna.fbcdn.net
https://scontent.fhio3-1.fna.fbcdn.net
Their brand book is passworded,
but I have their shade of red as PMS 186.
Coat of arms from the Governor
General website:
https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=600
Article on the heraldry:
https://www.unb.ca/initiatives/225/traditions/emblems.html
Dave Fowler, 17 May 2020