Español: On 2 September 1874, the Canadian Secretary of State had urged the Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island to adopt a badge for his flag. It was described in the Executive Council Minutes of 6 January 1875, [quoted by Alistair Fraser in Flags of Canada], as "The Union Jack; in the centre a wreath, formed of the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrock, surrounding the arms of the Province, viz., a large and small oak Tree, with the motto 'Parva sub ingenti' Above the wreath is placed the crown." Since Prince Edward Island did not have arms, what was called "the arms of the Province" was probably the complete Public Seal of the colony, as revised in 1839, which contained the British Royal Arms in the upper half of the circle, in addition to the trees and motto in the lower half.