Symbols of Victoria (Australia)

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

Official symbols

	Symbol	Adopted	Remarks
Flag	Flag of Victoria	12 November 1877
Badge	State Badge of Victoria	4 February 1870
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Victoria	6 June 1910	Granted by King George V
Motto	Peace and Prosperity	6 June 1910	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Colours	Blue and silver
Floral	Common (pink) heath Epacris impresa	11 November 1958
Bird	Helmeted honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix	10 March 1971
Animal	Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri	2 March 1971
Marine	Common seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus	31 October 2002
Mineral	Gold	6 September 2012

References

Symbols of Australia

National symbols of Australia

States and Territories	Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

National personifications	Boxing kangaroo Little Boy from Manly

Landmarks	Great Barrier Reef Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Opera House Uluru

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