The following is an armorial of the individuals who have served as governor-general of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Several Australian governors-general have been granted armorial achievements, commonly referred to as coats of arms, with many having been inherited.
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John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun[a] | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Azure, on a chevron or, between three bezants, a laurel leaf, vert.
Crest: A broken terrestrial globe, surmounted by a rainbow proper. Coronet: That of an Earl Supporters: Two figures of “Hope” habited, proper, each resting the exterior hand on an anchor. |
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Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Gules, a bend nebuly or, thereon a chaplet vert, between three leopard's heads jessant-de-lys of the second.
Crest: A dexter arm in armour, the hand in a gauntlet or, grasping a broken tilting spear enfiled with a garland of laurel. Coronet: That of a Baron Supporters: Two leopards rampant guardant gules, semée de lys and ducally crowned or. Motto: Respiciens Prospiciens (Look backward and forward)[5][6] |
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Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Argent, three cross-crosslets in bend sable, a crescent for difference.
Crest: Upon a chapeau gules, turned-up ermine, a stag trippant argent, charged on the shoulder with a crescent for difference. Coronet: That of a Baron Supporters: Two stags proper, pendant from the neck of each by a gold chain an escutcheon ermine, thereon a pine cone or, and charged on the shoulder with a crescent for difference. Motto: Christi crux est mea lux (The cross of Christ is my light)[7] |
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William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Chequy, or and azure, a bend ermine.
Crest: Out of a ducal coronet or, a lion's head azure. Coronet: That of an Earl Supporters: Two angels proper, hair and wings or, under robe sanguine, upper robe azure. |
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Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Argent, on a chevron between three lions' heads erased Gules, as many ermine spots Or.
Crest:Araven rising Proper, in the beak an annulet Or. Coronet: That of a Baron Supporters: On either side a lion Gules, charged on the body with five ermine spots in cross Or. Motto: Prudentia Et Constantia (By prudence and constancy)[10][11] |
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Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro-Ferguson | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Argent, a lion rampant azure, between three buckles gules, a chief chequy of the first and second.
Crest: A demi-lion proper holding between the paws a buckle gules.[12][13] Coronet: That of a Viscount Supporters: Dexter, an emu, sinister, an eagle, both proper. Motto: Virtutis fortuna comes (Fortune is the companion of virtue)[14] |
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Henry William Forster, 1st Baron Forster | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Argent, on a chevron between three hunting horns sable a martlet or.
Crest: A dexter arm in armour embowed grasping in the hand a broken tilting lance or, the rerebrace charged with a cross pattée sable. Coronet: That of a Baron Supporters: Dexter, a 2nd Lieutenant, of the King's Royal Rifle Corps; sinister, a Lieutenant, of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys); both proper. Motto: Fide et fortitudine (By fidelity and fortitude)[15] |
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John Lawrence Baird, 1st Baron of Stonehaven | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Per pale engrailed gules and or, a boar passant counterchanged.
Crest:Agriffin's head erased or. Coronet: That of a Baron Supporters: Two griffins, wings expanded or, each holding in its interior claw a thistle slipped proper. Motto: Dominus fecit (The Lord did it)[16] |
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Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs | No arms known | ||
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Sir Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Paly of six argent and gules.
Crest:Aram's head couped sable, armed or. Coronet: That of an Earl Supporters: Two goats sable, armed, unguled and ducally gorged Or, with chains also or reflexed over the back. Motto: Deid schaw (Show a deed)[17] |
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Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester | ![]() |
The royal arms, differenced with a label of three points argent, the centre bearing a lion rampant gules, and the outer points crosses gules.[18][19] | ![]() |
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Sir William John McKell | No arms known | ||
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Field Marshal Sir William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Gules seméeofswords erect argent a lion rampant or, on a canton quarterly azure and also argent a mulletofseven points or.
Coronet: That of a Viscount Crest: Out of a crown vallary or a peacock in its pride proper gorged with a collar and with a line reflexed over the back or. Motto: Merses Profundo Pulchrior Evenit (A recompense is fairer from a depth)[20] |
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William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil | Outside Scotland: | Escutcheon: Azure on a pale ermine between two gannets reversed volant to the dexter their wings expanded palewise proper a representation of the mace of the House of Commons or.
Coronet: That of a Viscount Crest:AViking galley with one mast and sail furled proper flying from the masthead a pennon argent charged with a raven volant sable. Motto: An Tighnearna Mo Bhuachaille (The Lord is my Shepherd)[21] |
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In Scotland: | Escutcheon: Per bend sinister gules and argent a demi-lion rampant issuant or armed and langued azure holding in his paws a battle axe the shaft curved of the third and the axehead of the fourth in chief and in base issuant from the sea undy vert and or a tower sable windows and port or over all a bend sinister embattled azure charged with an open crown or jewelled gules between two fleurs-de-lis argent; within a bordure vert for difference.
Crest: Issuant from waves of the sea azure crested argent a mount vert thereon an embattled wall azure masoned argent charged with a portcullis or and issuant therefrom a cubit arm naked proper the hand grasping a dagger azure hilted or. Coronet: That of a Vicount Supporters: On either side a lion regardant or armed and langued gules collared vert supporting between the exterior forepaw and interior hindpaw a battleaxe azure the shaft embowed. Mottos: Above the Crest: Teaghlach Phabbay (Pabbay family); Below the Shield: An Tighnearna Mo Bhuachaille (The Lord is my Shepherd)[22] |
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William Phillip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Or, a pheon azure.
Crest:Aporcupine statant azure quilled, collared and chained or. Coronet: That of a Viscount Supporters: Dexter, a porcupine azure quilled, collared and chained or; sinister, a lion double queued vert. Motto: Quo fata vocant (Whither the Fates call me)[23] |
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Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey | Escutcheon: Per chevron sable and azure in chief a cogwheel and sun in splendour or in base above four barrulets wavy a representation of the constellation of the Southern Cross argent.
Crest:Asea gull wings expanded proper. Coronet: That of a Baron Supporters: Dexter an Australian worker of European stock habited in a white shirt and khaki trousers, sinister an Asian worker habited in a white coat and dhoti all Proper. Motto: Vis Et Unitas (Strength And Unity)[24] |
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Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Per pale and per chevron or and azure three catherine wheels within a bordure all counterchanged.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours, in front of a star of seven points or a blackboy (Xanthorrhoea) flowered sable. Supporters: On the dexter side an Australian pelican (Pelicanus conspicillatus) and on the sinister side a Western Australian pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) proper.[25][26] |
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Sir John Robert Kerr | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Ermine a mimosa flower ensigned with the Royal Crown proper on a chief gules a heart or between two pierced mullets of seven points argent.
Crest:Awedge-tailed eagle and a bird-of-paradise respectant proper supporting a sword point upward argent hilt and pommel or. Supporters: On the dexter side a unicorn argent crined and unguled or and on the sinister side a griffin also or each supporting a sword point downwards argent hilt and pommel or. |
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Sir Zelman Cowen | No arms known | ||
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Sir Ninian Stephen | ![]() |
Escutcheon: Argent a fess azure between three thistle flowers slipped each between and conjoined to two sprays of wattle flowered and leaved all proper six ermine tails semy Gold.
Crest:AnAustralian king parrot proper upon a branch of eucalyptus also proper.[29] |
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William George Hayden | No arms known | ||
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Sir William Patrick Deane | No arms known | ||
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Peter Hollingworth | No arms known | ||
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Major General Michael Jeffery | No arms known | ||
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Dame Quentin Bryce | No arms known | ||
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General Sir Peter Cosgrove | No arms known | ||
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General David John Hurley[b] | A coat of arms was created for David Hurley in his capacity as Governor of New South Wales in 2019, prior to becoming Governor General.[30] |
This article incorporates text from these sources, which are in the public domain:
Arms of heads of states and governments
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