Coat of arms of Victoria (Australia)

The Coat of Arms of Victoria is the official symbol of the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria was the second state of Australia to gain arms, granted on 6 June 1910 by royal warrant of King George V. The state had been named in 1851 after his grandmother, who was Queen at the time.[1] Following the adoption of the pink heath (Epacris impressa Labill.) as Victoria's floral emblem, Queen Elizabeth II signed a royal warrant on 28 March 1974 adding a Compartment from which the heath could grow. Although the rest of the arms remained the same in the blazon, certain elements were reinterpreted.

Coat of arms of Victoria
Versions
State Badge of Victoria
ArmigerElizabeth II in Right of Victoria
Adopted1910
CrestDemi-Kangaroo proper, the Crown of St. Edward in its paws
(formerly the Tudor Crown)
TorseSilver and Blue
BlazonSouthern Cross
SupportersTwo Female Figures representing Peace and Prosperity
MottoPeace and Prosperity

The 1910 blazon of the Coat of Arms of Victoria is: “Arms: Azure, five Stars Argent representing the Constellation of the Southern Cross. Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours, Argent and Azure, a demi-Kangaroo proper holding in the paws an Imperial Crown Or. Supporters: Dexter, a Female Figure (representing Peace) proper vested Argent cloaked Azure wreathed round the temples with a Chaplet and holding in the exterior hand a branch of Olive also proper; and Sinister, a like figure (representing Prosperity) vested Argent cloaked Gules wreathed round the temples with a Chaplet of Corn and supporting with the exterior hand a Cornucopia proper. Motto: Peace and Prosperity.”

The current interpretation of the arms uses St Edward's Crown. This was changed in the same royal warrant that added the Compartment and the heath.[2]

The former interpretation of the Victoria Coat of Arms, used between 1910 and 1974.

See also

References
  1. "Australia's Coat of Arms". 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  2. Department of Premier and Cabinet (3 July 2014). "Victorian Coat of Arms". Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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