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Victoria is one of Australia's states, and has established several state symbols and emblems.

Official symbols[edit]

Symbol Name Image Adopted Remarks
State Flag Flag of Victoria
Flag of Victoria
Flag of Victoria
12 November 1877
State Badge State Badge of Victoria
State Badge of Victoria
State Badge of Victoria
4 February 1870
State Coat of arms Coat of arms of Victoria
Coat of arms of Victoria
Coat of arms of Victoria
6 June 1910 Granted by King George V
State Motto Peace and Prosperity 6 June 1910 Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
State Floral Emblem Common (pink) heath
Epacris impresa
Common (pink) heath
Common (pink) heath
11 November 1958
State Bird Emblem Helmeted honeyeater
Lichenostomus melanops cassidix
Helmeted honeyeater
Helmeted honeyeater
10 March 1971
State Animal Emblem Leadbeater's possum
Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
Leadbeater's possum
Leadbeater's possum
2 March 1971
State Marine Emblem Common seadragon
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Weedy seadragon
Weedy seadragon
31 October 2002
State Tartan Victorian state tartan
Victorian state tartan
Victorian state tartan
June 2008 Recorded in November 1998, and subsequently registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans (SRT) as a district tartan.[1][2] In 2005, the State of Victoria acquired its copyright,[2] and in June 2008 the then Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, announced that it had been adopted as the Victorian state tartan.[2][3][4]
State Mineral Emblem Gold
Gold
Gold
6 September 2012
State Fossil Emblem Koolasuchus Cleelandi
Koolasuchus Cleelandi
Koolasuchus Cleelandi
13 January 2022
State colour Navy Blue   Navy blue Pantone 541
State Government Logo Victorian State Government logo
Victorian State Government logo
Victorian State Government logo
August 2015

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tartan Details - Victoria State (Australia) (STA ref: 2509; STWR ref: 2509; SRT ref: 4454)". Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  • ^ a b c "Tartan Display | Victoria (Australia) (ITI Number: 2509)". Scottish Tartans Authority. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  • ^ "Victoria tarts up with colourful tartan". ABC News. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  • ^ Perkins, Miki (13 June 2008). "Och, it's our own tartan". The Age. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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