The main badge consists of a gold medallion in the form of a stylized epigaea repens (or mayflower)—the official provincial flower—with the obverse in white enamel with gold edging, and bearing at its centre the escutcheon of the arms of Nova Scotia, all surmounted by a St. Edward's Crown symbolizing the Canadian monarch's role as the fount of honour. The ribbon is patterned with vertical stripes in red, blue, gold, and white; men wear the medallion suspended from this ribbon at the collar, while women carry theirs on a ribbon bow at the left chest. Members also receive a lapel pin that can be worn during less formal occasions. Inductees The following are some notable appointees of the Order of Nova Scotia: Myra Freeman , Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, appointed 2001 Anne Murray , singer, appointed 2002 Daniel N. Paul, Mi'kmaw Saqmawiey (Eldering) C.M., O.N.S., LLD, DLIT, Author, Historian, appointed 2002 Carrie M. Best , journalist, appointed 2002 Lorne O. Clarke , Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, appointed 2002 David Alexander Colville , painter, appointed 2003 John Patrick Savage , Premier of Nova Scotia, appointed 2002 Hugh Allan MacMaster , musician, appointed 2003 Sister Dorothy Moore, CC, Mi'kmaw educator, appointed 2003 Rita MacNeil , singer and songwriter, appointed 2005 Constance R. Glube , Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, appointed 2005 Mayann E. Francis , Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, appointed 2006 Flora Isabel MacDonald , politician, appointed 2007 Joyce Carman Barkhouse , children's author, appointed 2007 Nora Bernard, Mi'kmaq activist, appointed posthumously 2008 Ruth Goldbloom , former director of Pier 21 National Immigration Museum, appointed 2008 Sidney Patrick Crosby , professional hockey player currently playing for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, appointed 2008 J. Chalmers Doane , Canadian educator and musician, appointed 2010 Wanda Thomas Bernard OC ONS, social worker, educator, Canadian Senator, appointed 2014 Janet Kitz, educator, Halifax Explosion historian and author, appointed 2018 Noni MacDonald , paediatrician and first woman Dean of the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, appointed 2019 Stella Bowles , environmental scientist and youngest recipient of the Order of Nova Scotia, appointed 2020 See also Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals) Symbols of Nova Scotia State decoration External links Order of Nova Scotia webpage References Provincial and territorial orders of Canada Nova Scotia awards