Symbols of Queensland

Queensland is one of Australia's states, and has established several state symbols.^[1]

Official symbols

	Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Flag	Flag of Queensland		1876	It consists of the blue ensign with the Union Flag in the corner and the State Badge. The current design came into use in 1953, when the crown on the badge was changed to St Edward's Crown.
Flag	Standard of the Governor of Queensland		1876
Badge	State Badge of Queensland		29 November 1876
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Queensland		1893	It is the oldest state arms in Australia, was granted to the Colony of Queensland by Queen Victoria, The supporters, a red deer and a brolga, were assigned in 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II. As of August 2012 the Queensland Coat of Arms is now the official corporate identity.
Motto	Audax at Fidelis Bold but Faithful		1893	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Colours	Maroon		13 November 2003	The Governor in Council proclaimed "Maroon Pantone 202" as Queensland's state colour
Floral	Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium phalaenopsis)		1959
Faunal	Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)		1971
Bird	Brolga (Grus rubicunda)		1986
Gem	Sapphire		August 1985	The sapphire, of any colour, is the state’s gem emblem.
Aquatic	Barrier reef anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos)		8 March 2005
Old corporate identity	Queensland Government Logo		April 2000 to July 2012	The logo is sometimes referred to as the Beattie Burger, because it resembles a hamburger with potato fries and was introduced during the premiership of Peter Beattie.
State of origin mascot	Cane toad			Domin8 - to signify 8 series wins consecutively

References

1. Government of Queensland. "Emblems of Queensland Act 2005" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-27.

• Emblems - Queensland's Premier web site
• Symbols- Parliament@work