Symbols of Victoria (state)

Victoria is one of Australia's states, and has established several state symbols and emblems.

Official symbols

Symbol	Name	Image	Adopted	Remarks
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 Government Logo	Victorian State Government logo	Victorian State Government logo	August 2015

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