Symbols of Victoria (state)

Victoria 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 Victoria | Flag of Victoria | 12 November 1877  |
State Badge | State Badge of Victoria  | State Badge of Victoria | 4 February 1870  |
State Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Victoria | Coat of arms of Victoria | 6 June 1910  | Granted by King George V
State Motto | Peace and Prosperity |  | 6 June 1910  | Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
State Floral Emblem  | Common (pink) heath
Epacris impresa | Common (pink) heath | 11 November 1958  |
State Bird Emblem  | Helmeted honeyeater
Lichenostomus melanops cassidix | Helmeted honeyeater | 10 March 1971  |
State Animal Emblem  | Leadbeater's possum
Gymnobelideus leadbeateri | Leadbeater's possum | 2 March 1971  |
State Marine Emblem  | Common seadragon
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus | Weedy seadragon | 31 October 2002  |
State Tartan | Victorian state tartan | Victorian state tartan | June 2008  | Recorded in November 1998, and subsequently registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans (SRT) as a district tartan.[1][2] In 2005, the State of Victoria acquired its copyright,[2] and in June 2008 the then Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, announced that it had been adopted as the Victorian state tartan.[2][3][4]
State Mineral Emblem  | Gold | Gold | 6 September 2012  |
State Fossil Emblem  | Koolasuchus Cleelandi | Koolasuchus Cleelandi | 13 January 2022  |
State colour | Navy Blue |  |  | Navy blue Pantone 541
State Government Logo  | Victorian State Government logo  | Victorian State Government logo | August 2015  |
State Soil  | Mottled Brown Sodosol |  | 2005  | Derived from a shortlist of 11 soils nominated by the Australian Society of Soil Science Inc Victorian Branch Committee.

## See also

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* Victoria portal

* List of symbols of states and territories of Australia
* Australian state colours

## References

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1. ^ "Tartan Details - Victoria State (Australia) (STA ref: 2509; STWR ref: 2509; SRT ref: 4454)". Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
2. ^ a b c "Tartan Display | Victoria (Australia) (ITI Number: 2509)". Scottish Tartans Authority. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
3. ^ "Victoria tarts up with colourful tartan". ABC News. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
4. ^ Perkins, Miki (13 June 2008). "Och, it's our own tartan". The Age. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

## External links

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* Victoria's State Emblems - Victoria Government website Retrieved 02 October 2022.
* The symbols of Victoria - Department of the Prime minister and Cabinet Retrieved 02 October 2022.
* Emblems - Only Melbourne Retrieved 02 October 2022.

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