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Symbol Name Image Declared References National flag: Flag of Australia: Flag of Australia: 3 September 1901 [1] National coat of arms: 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
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] The seven-pointed Commonwealth Star surmounting the crest also represents the states and territories, while golden wattle, the national floral emblem, appears below the shield. [3]
Symbols of Queensland: South Australia: Coat of arms of South Australia: Badge of South Australia: Sturt's desert pea: Piping shrike: Hairy nosed wombat: Leafy seadragon-Blue, red and gold Opal(State Gemstone) Bornite(State Mineral) Spriggina floundersi [4] South Australian tartan: Symbols of South Australia: Tasmania: Coat of arms of Tasmania ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of Australia (6 C, 141 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Australia" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
The guidelines say that the Australian National Flag is allowed to be flown on every day of the year, [19] and that it "should be treated with the respect and dignity it deserves as the nation's most important national symbol". [20]
The South Australian Policy adopted Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa) as the Floral Emblem of South Australia on 23 November 1961. [6] The Tasmanian Government proclaimed Eucalyptus globulus as their State floral emblem on 5 December 1962, [7] however it is rarely seen as an official or popular emblem. [8]
Commonwealth Star as the crest of coat of arms of Australia. The Commonwealth Star (also known as the Federation Star, the Seven Point Star, or the Star of Federation) is a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia which came into force on 1 January 1901.
English: Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia granted by Royal Warrant signed by King George V on 19 September 1912. IMPORTANT: This image is an artist's interpretation of the original (1912) official version of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms shown in Commons on the Australian coat of arms page.