List of symbols of states and territories of Australia
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This is a list of the symbols of the states and territories of Australia. Each state and territory has a unique set of official symbols.
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States[edit]
State | Coat of arms | Badge | Floral | Bird | Animal | Fish | Motto | Colours | Other |
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New South Wales |
Coat of arms of New South Wales |
Badge of New South Wales |
Waratah |
Kookaburra |
Platypus |
Eastern blue groper |
Orta recens quam pura nites Newly risen how brightly you shine |
Sky blue
|
State gem: Black opal [1] |
Victoria |
Coat of arms of Victoria |
Badge of Victoria |
Common (pink) heath |
Helmeted honeyeater |
Leadbeater's possum |
Weedy seadragon |
Peace and Prosperity | Navy blue and white
|
State mineral: Gold [2] |
Queensland |
Coat of arms of Queensland |
Badge of Queensland |
Cooktown orchid |
Brolga |
Koala |
Barrier reef anemone fish |
Audax at Fidelis Bold but Faithful |
Maroon
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State gem: Sapphire [3] |
Western Australia |
Coat of arms of Western Australia |
Badge of Western Australia |
Red and green kangaroo paw |
Black swan |
Numbat |
- | ' |
Gold and black
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Fossil emblem: Gogo fish [4] |
South Australia |
Coat of arms of South Australia |
Badge of South Australia |
Sturt's desert pea |
- | Hairy nosed wombat |
Leafy seadragon |
- | Red, blue and gold
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State gem: Opal [5] |
Tasmania |
Coat of arms of Tasmania |
Badge of Tasmania |
Tasmanian blue gum |
- | Tasmanian devil |
- | Ubertas et fidelitas Fertility and Faithfulness |
Bottle green, yellow and maroon
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State mineral: Crocoite [6] |
Territories[edit]
Territory | Coat of arms | Floral | Bird | Animal | Motto | Colours | Other |
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Australian Capital Territory |
Coat of arms of Canberra[Note 1] |
Royal bluebell |
Gang-gang cockatoo |
- | For the Queen, the Law and the People | Blue and gold
|
[7] |
Northern Territory |
Coat of arms of the Northern Territory |
Sturt's desert rose |
Wedge-tailed eagle |
Red kangaroo |
- | Black, white and red ochre
|
[8] |
Norfolk Island |
Coat of arms of Norfolk Island |
Hibiscus_insularis |
Norfolk Island Green Parrot |
- | Inasmuch | Green and white
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The ACT has no arms, but as the governments of the territory and city are unified, and the city's arms are used as though they were the territory's.
References[edit]
- ^ Government of New South Wales website. "Symbols & Emblems of NSW". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria). "Victorian Symbols and Emblems". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Queensland Government website. "State flags, emblems, and icons". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Western Australia). "Symbols of Western Australia". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Government of South Australia website. "State insignia". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Tasmanian Parliamentary Library website. "Emblems of Tasmania". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ ACT Govt. Chief Minister Department website. "Emblems of Australian Capital Territory". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Department of the Chief Minister. "Insignia of the Northern Territory". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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