Tasmania is one of Australia's states, and has established several state symbols and emblems.
Official symbols SymbolNameImageAdoptedRemarks State Flag Flag of Tasmania 3 December 1975 It was approved by the British Colonial Office on 29 November 1875 State Badge State Badge of Tasmania 29 November 1875 State Coat of arms Coat of arms of Tasmania 7 March 1919 The Coat of arms of Tasmania is an official symbol of the state, granted by King George V on 29 May 1917. The shield features significant representations of Tasmanian industry, including a sheaf of wheat, hops, a ram, and Tasmanian apples on a branch. State Motto Ubertas et fidelitasFertility and Faithfulness 7 March 1919 Granted with other elements of the coat of arms State Flower Emblem Tasmanian blue gum Eucalyptus globulus 5 December 1962 State Animal Emblem Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii 22 May 2015 State Mineral Emblem Crocoite 6 December 2000 State tartan Tasmanian tartan 1999 Recorded prior to the launch of the Scottish Register of Tartans (SRT) in 2009, and also registered in the SRT as a district tartan. Although it is not included in the lists of State emblems and symbols published by the legislative and executive arms of the government of Tasmania, its entry in the SRT, and the corresponding web page of the Scottish Tartans Authority website, both assert that it was recognised in 1999 as the official State tartan. State government logo Tasmanian Government Logo
See also Australian state colours List of symbols of states and territories of Australia Tasmanian apples as a state symbol
References
External links Emblems - Tasmanian Parliamentary Library Retrieved 18 March 2018. State symbols - Department of premier and cabinet Retrieved 18 March 2018.