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
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.
^"Commonwealth Coat of Arms". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
^Cite error: The named reference dpmc.gov.au was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ab"National symbols - Parliamentary Education Office". peo.gov.au. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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