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National symbols of Australia are the official symbols used to represent Australia as a nation or the Commonwealth Government. Additionally, each state and territory has its own set of symbols . List of symbols
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.
In 1996, 3 September was proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day. [96] Flag Day celebrations had been occurring in Sydney since 1985. The inaugural event was held under the auspices of the New South Wales branch of the Australian National Flag Association to commemorate the anniversary of the flag being first flown in 1901. [97]
Seal of Western Australia (1837–2004) The great seal of Western Australia originally depicted the Royal Coat of Arms of the UK above a black swan. It was used from 1837 until at least 1952. [24] In 2004, a new seal was granted by the governor, exercising the powers of the monarch as conferred on him by section 7 of the Australia Act 1986. [25]
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.
According to the Australian government, "green and gold have been popularly embraced as Australia’s national sporting colours" since the late 1800s. [1] Nearly every current Australian national sports team wears them (although the hues and proportions of the colours may vary between teams and across eras).