Symbols of the Australian Capital Territory
Appearance
The Australian Capital Territory is one of Australia's territories, and has established several territorial symbols and emblems.
Official symbols
[edit]Symbol | Name | Image | Adopted | Remarks |
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Territorial Flag | Flag of the Australian Capital Territory | 1993 | ||
Territorial Coat of arms | Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory | 7 November 1928 | Granted by King George V to the City of Canberra. The Australian Capital Territory is the only Australian jurisdiction without a coat of arms. | |
Territorial Motto | PRO REGE LEGE ET GREGE | 7 November 1928 | Illustrated with other elements of the coat of arms granted to the City of Canberra, meaning "For the King, the Law, and the People." | |
Territorial Floral Emblem | Royal bluebell Wahlenbergia gloriosa |
26 May 1982 | ||
Territorial Bird Emblem | Gang-gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum |
27 February 1997 | ||
Territorial Colours | Blue and Gold | |||
Territorial fossil Emblem | Batocara mitchelli | [1] | ||
Territorial tartan | City of Canberra tartan | - | The City of Canberra tartan was recorded in 1997, and has since been registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans (SRT).[2][3] Technically, the tartan is registered as a fashion tartan, not a district tartan.[2] It has also not been formally adopted as an official emblem either of the city, or of the ACT.[4] However, the tartan is supported by the ACT government and is worn by Canberra's official town crier.[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Canberra Times. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Tartan Details - Canberra, City of (STA ref: 6098; SRT ref: 551)". Scottish Register of Tartans. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Tartan Display | Canberra, City of (Fashion) (ITI Number: 4449)". Scottish Tartans Authority. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b Travers, Penny (1 March 2018). "The chequered history of Canberra's tartan". ABC News. Retrieved 26 September 2022.