Commonwealth Coat of Arms | |
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Versions | |
Adopted | 19 September 1912 |
Crest | The Commonwealth Star: A seven-pointed star, or (gold) |
Torse | Or and azure (blue) |
Shield | see below |
Supporters | Dexter (left) a red kangaroo, sinister (right) an emu, both proper (natural colours) |
Compartment | none, golden wattle is depicted in its place in commonly used versions |
Motto | none, the name of the country is written on a scroll in commonly used versions |
Commonwealth Coat of Arms 1908–1912 | |
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Adopted | 7 May 1908 |
Relinquished | 19 September 1912 |
Crest | Commonwealth Star |
Torse | Argent and azure |
Shield | Azure on an Inescutcheon Argent upon a Cross of St. George cottised of the field five six pointed Stars of the second (representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross) all within an Orle of Inescutcheons of the second, each charged with a Chevron Gules |
Supporters | Red kangaroo and emu, both proper |
Compartment | Grassy field proper |
Motto | Advance Australia |
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 represents the states and territories, while golden wattle, the national floral emblem, appears below the shield.[3]
The first arms were authorised by King Edward VII on 7 May 1908, and the current version by King George V on 19 September 1912, although the 1908 version continued to be used in some contexts, notably appearing on the reverse of the sixpenny coin.
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