South Australia 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 South Australia | 13 January 1904 | ||
| State badge | State badge of South Australia | 14 January 1904 | The State Badge consists of a "piping shrike" (also known as an Australian magpie[1]) standing on a gum branch with its back to us, its head turned to its left, and facing towards the rising sun, represented by a golden disc. The specific sub-species of Australian magpie is the white backed magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen telonocua) | |
| State coat of arms | Coat of arms of South Australia | 19 April 1984 | Granted by Queen Elizabeth II, The present coat of arms replaced the arms granted by King Edward VIII in 1936. | |
| Colours | Blue, red and gold | 25 November 1982 | Blue-Pantone 295, Red-Pantone 199 & Gold-Pantone 137 | |
| State floral emblem | Sturt's desert pea Swainsona formosa |
23 November 1961 | ||
| State faunal emblem | Hairy nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons |
27 August 1970 | ||
| State gemstone emblem | Opal | 5 August 1985 | ||
| State Mineral emblem | Bornite | 28 June 2017 | ||
| State marine emblem | Leafy seadragon Phycodurus eques |
8 February 2001 | ||
| State fossil emblem | Spriggina floundersi | 14 February 2017 | ||
| State tartan | South Australia Official tartan | 18 February 2018 | Officially accepted by the "Scottish Association" in 2008 as the State tartan.[2] Recorded the same year (STA ref: 7956; STWR ref: 3281), and subsequently registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans as a district tartan under the name South Australia Official tartan (SRT ref: 5990).[2] On 18 February 2018, the then Premier of South Australia, Jay Weatherill, announced that the South Australia Official tartan had "... officially been adopted for the State of South Australia."[3][4] | |
| State government logo | Government of South Australia Logo |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Macquarie Concise Dictionary, 6th Edition. Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty. Ltd., Sydney, 2013. ISBN 9781876429225
- ^ a b "Tartan Details - South Australia Official (STA ref: 7956; STWR ref: 3281; SRT ref: 5990)". Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Dempster, Alice (22 February 2018). "SA Premier says 'aye' to state tartan". ABC News. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Official tartan for South Australia adopted in 2018, a nod to state's other emblems, and its Scottish heritage". AdelaideAZ. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- Insignia & Emblems of South Australia Retrieved 18 March 2018.