Symbols of New South Wales explained

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		15 February 1876
State badge	State badge of New South Wales		15 February 1876
State coat of arms	Coat of arms of New South Wales		October 1906	Granted by King Edward VII
State motto	Newly risen how brightly you shine		October 1906	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
State floral emblem	WaratahTelopea speciosissima		1962
State bird emblem	Kookaburra Dacelo Gigas		1971
State animal emblem	Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus		1971
State fish emblem	Eastern blue groper Achoerodus viridis		1998
State gemstone emblem	Black opal		2008
State fossil emblem	Mandageria fairfaxir		2015
State colour	Sky blue	align=center			Sky blue Pantone 291
	New South Wales tartan			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	New South Wales government logo		2009

Web site: Government of New South Wales . Government of New South Wales . Flag and Emblems of New South Wales booklet . https://web.archive.org/web/20180324174257/https://static.nsw.gov.au/siteassets/Uploads/flag-and-emblems-book-15sept2015-interactive.pdf . Mar 24, 2018 . 18 March 2018.
Web site: Tartan Details - New South Wales (STA ref: 2492 STWR ref: 2492; SRT ref: 3118) . Scottish Register of Tartans . 26 September 2022.
Web site: Tartan Display New South Wales (District) (ITI Number: 2492) . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809050845/http://www.tartansauthority.com/tartan-ferret/display/2492/new-south-wales-district . Aug 9, 2022 . 25 September 2022 . Scottish Tartans Authority.
Web site: State emblems . . 27 September 2022 . en-AU . 20 January 2020.