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
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 The Coat of arms of Tasmania is an official symbol of the state, granted by King George V on 29 May 1917. The shield features significant representations of Tasmanian industry, including a sheaf of wheat, hops, a ram, and Tasmanian apples on a branch.
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]
State government logo Tasmanian Government Logo

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tartan Details - Tasmanian (STA ref: 2498; STWR ref: 2498; SRT ref: 4078)". Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Tartan Display | Tasmania (District) (ITI Number: 2498)". Scottish Tartans Authority. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Tasmanian State Emblems". Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ "State symbols". Department of Premier and Cabinet (Tasmania). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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