Symbols of Tasmania

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

## Official symbols

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Symbol  | Name  | Image  | Adopted  | Remarks

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State Flag | Flag of Tasmania | Flag of Tasmania | 3 December 1975  | It was approved by the British Colonial Office on 29 November 1875
State Badge | State Badge of Tasmania  | State Badge of Tasmania | 29 November 1875  |
State Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Tasmania | 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 | Tasmanian Blue Gum | 5 December 1962  |
State Animal Emblem  | Tasmanian devil
Sarcophilus harrisii | Tasmanian Devil | 22 May 2015  |
State Mineral Emblem  | Crocoite | Crocoite | 6 December 2000  |
State tartan | Tasmanian 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

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* Australian state colours
* List of symbols of states and territories of Australia
* Tasmanian apples as a state symbol

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Emblems - Tasmanian Parliamentary Library Retrieved 18 March 2018.
* State symbols - Department of premier and cabinet Retrieved 18 March 2018.

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