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National symbols of Australia

{{Short description|Official symbols used to represent Australia}}

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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

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! Symbol

! Name

! Image

! Declared

! References

National flag

| Flag of Australia

| File:Flag of Australia.svg

| 3 September 1901

| {{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-flag|title=Australian National Flag|access-date=18 March 2018}}

National coat of arms

| Coat of arms of Australia

| File:Coat of Arms of Australia.svg

| {{nowrap|19 September 1912}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/commonwealth-coat-arms|title=Commonwealth Coat of Arms|access-date=18 March 2018}}

Governor-General's standard

|Flag of the Governor-General of Australia

|style="text-align:center;"|File:Flag of the Governor-General of Australia.svg

|1 July 2024

|

Indigenous flag

| Australian Aboriginal flag

| File:Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg

| 14 July 1995

| {{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-symbols/australian-flags|title=Australian Flags|access-date=18 March 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/students/student_symbols/docs/australian_aboriginal_flag.pdf|title=Australian Aboriginal Flag|date=15 May 2009|website=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|publisher=Australian Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515041304/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/students/student_symbols/docs/australian_aboriginal_flag.pdf|archive-date=15 May 2009|access-date=21 December 2017}}

Indigenous flag

| Torres Strait Islander flag

|

| 14 July 1995

| {{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-symbols/australian-flags|title=Australian Flags|access-date=18 March 2018}}

National anthem

| "Advance Australia Fair"

| File:Advance_Australia_Fair.png
{{*sound|Advance_Australia_Fair.ogg|"Advance Australia Fair"}}

| 19 April 1984

| {{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-anthem|title=Australian National Anthem|access-date=18 March 2018}}

Royal anthem

| "God Save the King"

| File:God Save the King (sheet, 1745).png
{{*sound|United States Navy Band - God Save the King.oga|"God Save the King"}}

| 19 April 1984

| {{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-anthem|title=Australian National Anthem|access-date=18 March 2018}}

National colours

| Green and gold

| align=center | {{colorstrip|w=3|h=4|#00843D|#FFCD00}}

| 19 April 1984

| {{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-symbols/australian-national-colours|title=Australian National Colours|access-date=18 March 2018}}

National floral emblem

| Golden Wattle
(Acacia pycnantha)

| File:Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle.jpg

| 19 August 1988

| {{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-symbols/australian-floral-emblem|title=Australian Floral Emblem|access-date=18 March 2018}}

National gemstone

| Opal

| File:Nev opal09.jpg

| 27 July 1993

| {{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-symbols/australian-national-gemstone|title= Australian National Gemstone|access-date=18 March 2018}}

See also

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References

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External links

  • [https://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/facts-and-figures/national-symbols National symbols]australia.gov.au Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  • [https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/australian-national-symbols Australian National Symbols]pmc.gov.au Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  • [http://dfat.gov.au/about-australia/land-its-people/Pages/australias-national-symbols.aspx Australia's National Symbols]dfat.gov.au Retrieved 18 March 2018.

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