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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.
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] The seven-pointed Commonwealth Star surmounting the crest also ...
Gang-gang cockatoo. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby. For the King, the Law and the People. Blue and gold. Batocara mitchelli '[8] City of Canberra tartan [Note 3] Symbols of Australian Capital Territory [9] Northern Territory. Coat of arms of the Northern Territory.
The national flag of Australia is based on the British Blue Ensign —a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter—augmented with a large white seven-pointed star (the Commonwealth Star) and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars (one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven ...
A. Acacia pycnantha. Advance Australia Fair. Flag of Australia. Australian Aboriginal artefacts. Australian Defence Force Ensign. Australian flag debate. Australian Honour Flag. Australian red ensign.
The uniforms of Australia's national sports teams are usually green and gold. [8] The golden wattle flower, and the colours green and gold, are also featured on the Coat of arms of Australia. According to the Australian government, "green and gold have been popularly embraced as Australia’s national sporting colours" since the late 1800s. [1]
The Great Seal of Australia (also known as the Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Australia) is one of Australia's national symbols. It is used on some important documents (such as officer commissions, judicial appointments and letters-patent for royal commissions ) to demonstrate the approval of the Commonwealth . [ 1 ]
1831–1903 (de facto Flag of Australia); 1903–1920s (still commonly used) Australian Federation Flag/New South Wales Ensign [54] A British White Ensign, featuring the Cross in Azure with five Argent Stars often varying between 5–8 Points. It was the de facto flag of Australia from 1 January 1901 to 3 September 1901. It was widely used in ...