Symbols of South Australia

South Australia is one of Australia's States, and has established several state symbols.

Official symbols

	Symbol	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Flag	Flag of South Australia		13 January 1904
Badge	State Badge of South Australia		14 January 1904	The "piping shrike" is the emblematic representation of the Australian magpie.[1]
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of South Australia		19 April 1984	Granted by Queen Elizabeth II, The present coat of arms replaced the arms granted by King Edward VIII in 1936.
Colours	Red, Blue and Gold		25 November 1982	Red-Pantone 199, Blue-Pantone 295 & Gold-Pantone 137
Floral	Sturt's desert pea Swainsona Formosa		23 November 1961
Faunal	Hairy nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons		27 August 1970
Gem	Opal		5 August 1985
Marine	Leafy seadragon Phycodurus eques		8 February 2001

Unofficial Emblems

	Symbol	Image	Remarks
Bird	Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen telonocua

References

1. Macquarie Concise Dictionary, 6th Edition. Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty. Ltd., Sydney, 2013. ISBN 9781876429225

• Insignia & Emblems of South Australia
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