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[![[University of New Brunswick table flag]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/c/ca_nbunb-tbl.gif)
](../images/c/ca%5Fnbunb-tbl.gif)image by Luc Baronian 3 June 2005
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Description of the flag
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:
- the University of Otago,
- Manchester Grammar School,
- Bishop Hugh Oldham, founder of Manchester Grammar School,
- the town motto of Oldham, England. James Dignan (citing Wikipedia), 4 June 2005
Dave Fowler, 17 May 2020