Symbols of New South Wales

New South Wales is one of Australia's states, and has established several state symbols and emblems. ^[1]

Official symbols

Symbol	Name	Image	Adopted	Remarks
State flag	Flag of New South Wales	Flag of New South Wales	15 February 1876
State badge	State badge of New South Wales	State Badge of New South Wales	15 February 1876
State coat of arms	Coat of arms of New South Wales	Coat of Arms of New South Wales	October 1906	Granted by King Edward VII
State motto	Orta recens quam pura nites Newly risen how brightly you shine		October 1906	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
State floral emblem	Waratah Telopea speciosissima	Waratah	1962
State bird emblem	Kookaburra Dacelo Gigas	Kookaburra	1971
State animal emblem	Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus	Platypus	1971
State fish emblem	Eastern blue groper Achoerodus viridis	Blue Groper	1998
State gemstone emblem	Black opal		2008
State fossil emblem	Mandageria fairfaxir		2015
State colour	Sky blue			Sky blue Pantone 291
State tartan	New South Wales tartan	Kookaburra		Launched on 4 May 2000 as the state tartan. Recorded prior to the commencement of the Scottish Register of Tartans (SRT) in 2009, and also registered in the SRT as a district tartan. [2] [3] However, it is not officially adopted by the government of New South Wales. [4]
State government logo	Government of New South Wales logo		2009

See also

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

References

Citations

1. Government of New South Wales. "Flag and Emblems of New South Wales booklet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on Mar 24, 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
2. "Tartan Details - New South Wales (STA ref: 2492 STWR ref: 2492; SRT ref: 3118)". Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
3. "Tartan Display | New South Wales (District) (ITI Number: 2492)". Scottish Tartans Authority. Archived from the original on Aug 9, 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
4. "State emblems". Department of Premier and Cabinet (New South Wales) . 20 January 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

Sources

• NSW State Flag
• NSW State Emblems