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The coat of arms of Australia, officially the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, [1] is a formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia. [2] It depicts a shield, containing symbols of Australia's six states, and is held up by native Australian animals, the kangaroo and the emu. [3]
Coat of arms of Queensland: Badge of Queensland: Cooktown orchid: Brolga: Koala: Barrier reef anemone fish: Audax at Fidelis Bold but Faithful: Maroon Sapphire [2] Muttaburrasaurus langdoni [3] Queensland tartan: Symbols of Queensland: South Australia: Coat of arms of South Australia: Badge of South Australia: Sturt's desert pea: Piping shrike ...
Australian heraldry is the style and tradition of using armorial achievements, sometimes known as coats of arms, and other heraldic bearings and insignia in Australia. It largely follows the Gallo-British tradition of heraldry also followed in England , Scotland , Ireland , Canada and New Zealand .
Despite being a "declared noxious animal" because of its reputation for damaging crops and fences and competing with domestic animals for resources, the kangaroo finally achieved official recognition with its inclusion on Australia's coat of arms in 1908. [3] The kangaroo is now popularly regarded as Australia's unofficial animal emblem. [4]
Australia: Red kangaroo (unofficial) Macropus rufus [1] Australian Capital Territory: Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby: Petrogale penicillata [2] New South Wales ...
Coat of arms of Australia: Commonwealth Coat of Arms: 19 September 1912 [2] Governor general's standard Flag of the governor-general of Australia: Flag of the governor general of Australia: 1953 Indigenous flag Australian Aboriginal flag: Australian Aboriginal Flag: 14 July 1995 [3] [4] Indigenous flag Torres Strait Islander flag: 14 July 1995 ...
The shield has a silver (argent) field, with a rippled blue (azure) and silver (argent) base. A black swan in its natural colours swims on the upper blue ripple.. The crest is the royal crown in its proper colours on a wreath or torse of black (sable) and gold (or) between two kangaroo paw flowers in their natural colours of red and green.
Australia: Emu: Dromaius novaehollandiae [1] Australian Capital Territory: Gang-gang cockatoo: Callocephalon fimbriatum [2] New South Wales: Laughing kookaburra ...