Victoria is one of Australia's states, and has established several state symbols and emblems.
Symbol | Name | Image | Adopted | Remarks | |
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State Flag | Flag of Victoria | 12 November 1877 | |||
State Badge | State Badge of Victoria | 4 February 1870 | |||
State Coat of arms | 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 | 11 November 1958 | |||
State Bird Emblem | Helmeted honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix | 10 March 1971 | |||
State Animal Emblem | Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri | 2 March 1971 | |||
State Marine Emblem | Common seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus | 31 October 2002 | |||
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, and in June 2008 the then Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, announced that it had been adopted as the Victorian state tartan.[3] [4] | ||
State Mineral Emblem | Gold | 6 September 2012 | |||
State Fossil Emblem | Koolasuchus Cleelandi | 120px|center|Koolasuchus Cleelandi | 13 January 2022 | ||
State colour | Navy Blue | align=center | Navy blue Pantone 541 | ||
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. | ||