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Symbols of Victoria (state)

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

Official symbols

SymbolNameImageAdoptedRemarks
State FlagFlag of Victoria[[Image:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg190pxcenterFlag of Victoria]]12 November 1877
State BadgeState Badge of Victoria[[File:Badge of Victoria (modern).svg70pxcenterState Badge of Victoria]]4 February 1870
State Coat of armsCoat of arms of Victoria[[File:Coat of Arms of Victoria.svg150pxcenterCoat of arms of Victoria]]6 June 1910Granted by King George V
State Motto*Peace and Prosperity*6 June 1910Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
State Floral EmblemCommon (pink) heath
*Epacris impresa*[[Image:Epacris Hybrids Diadem BotGardBln1105InflorescencesZ.jpg120pxcenterCommon (pink) heath]]11 November 1958
State Bird EmblemHelmeted honeyeater
*Lichenostomus melanops cassidix*[[Image:Lichenostomus melanops - Glen Davis.jpg120pxcenterHelmeted honeyeater]]10 March 1971
State Animal EmblemLeadbeater's possum
*Gymnobelideus leadbeateri*[[Image:Leadbeater's Possum 01 Pengo.jpg120pxcenterLeadbeater's possum]]2 March 1971
State Marine EmblemCommon seadragon
*Phyllopteryx taeniolatus*[[Image:Phyllopteryx taeniolatus1.jpg150pxcenterWeedy seadragon]]31 October 2002
State TartanVictorian state tartan[[Image:Victoria State (Official) tartan.jpg120pxcenterVictorian state tartan]]June 2008title=Tartan Details - Victoria State (Australia) (STA ref: 2509; STWR ref: 2509; SRT ref: 4454)url=https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=4454website=Scottish Register of Tartansaccess-date=29 September 2022}} In 2005, the State of Victoria acquired its copyright, and in June 2008 the then Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, announced that it had been adopted as the Victorian state tartan.
State Mineral EmblemGold[[Image:Native gold nuggets.jpg120pxcenterGold]]6 September 2012
State Fossil EmblemKoolasuchus Cleelandi120pxcenterKoolasuchus Cleelandi13 January 2022
State colourNavy BlueNavy blue Pantone 541
State Government LogoVictoria State Government logo[[File:Victoria State Government logo.svg150pxcenterVictorian State Government logo]]August 2015
State Soil[Mottled Brown Sodosol](https://www.soilscienceaustralia.org.au/about/about-soil/state-soils/#:~:text=Victoria%20%E2%80%93%20Mottled%20Brown%20Sodosol)2005Derived from a shortlist of 11 soils nominated by the Australian Society of Soil Science Inc Victorian Branch Committee.

References

References

  1. "Tartan Details - Victoria State (Australia) (STA ref: 2509; STWR ref: 2509; SRT ref: 4454)".
  2. "Tartan Display {{!}} Victoria (Australia) (ITI Number: 2509)".
  3. (11 June 2008). "Victoria tarts up with colourful tartan". ABC News.
  4. (13 June 2008). "Och, it's our own tartan". [[The Age]].
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