 The main symbol of the monarchy is the sovereign herself, her image (in portrait or effigy) thus being used to signify government authority.A royal cypher or crown may also illustrate the monarchy as the locus of authority, without referring to any specific monarch.Further, though the monarch does not form a part of the constitutions of New Brunswick's honours, they do stem from the Crown as the "fount of honour", and so bear on the insignia symbols of the sovereign.