Symbols of Tasmania
Tasmania is one of Australia's states, and has established several state symbols and emblems.
Official symbols
Symbol | Name | Image | Adopted | Remarks |
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State Flag | Flag of Tasmania | 3 December 1975 | It was approved by the British Colonial Office on 29 November 1875 | |
State Badge | State Badge of Tasmania | 29 November 1875 | ||
State Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Tasmania | 7 March 1919 | Coat of Arms of Tasmania was approved by Royal Warrant from King George V on 29 May 1917 | |
State Motto | Ubertas et fidelitas Fertility and Faithfulness |
7 March 1919 | Granted with other elements of the coat of arms | |
State Flower Emblem | Tasmanian blue gum Eucalyptus globulus |
5 December 1962 | ||
State Animal Emblem | Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii |
22 May 2015 | ||
State Mineral Emblem | Crocoite | 6 December 2000 | ||
State tartan | Tasmanian tartan | 1999 | Recorded prior to the launch of the Scottish Register of Tartans (SRT) in 2009,[1][2] and also registered in the SRT as a district tartan.[1] Although it is not included in the lists of State emblems and symbols published by the legislative and executive arms of the government of Tasmania,[3][4] its entry in the SRT, and the corresponding web page of the Scottish Tartans Authority website, both assert that it was recognised in 1999 as the official State tartan.[1][2] | |
Corporate ID | The Tasmanian Government Logo |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Tartan Details - Tasmanian (STA ref: 2498; STWR ref: 2498; SRT ref: 4078)". Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Tartan Display | Tasmania (District) (ITI Number: 2498)". Scottish Tartans Authority. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Tasmanian State Emblems". Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "State symbols". Department of Premier and Cabinet (Tasmania). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
- Emblems - Tasmanian Parliamentary Library Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- State symbols - Department of premier and cabinet Retrieved 18 March 2018.