Symbols of South Australia

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

Official symbols

Symbol	Name	Image	Adopted	Remarks
State flag	Flag of South Australia		13 January 1904
State badge	State badge of South Australia		14 January 1904	The State Badge consists of a "piping shrike" (also known as an Australian magpie[1]) standing on a gum branch with its back to us, its head turned to its left, and facing towards the rising sun, represented by a golden disc. The specific sub-species of Australian magpie is the white backed magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen telonocua)
State 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	Blue, red and gold		25 November 1982	Blue-Pantone 295, Red-Pantone 199 & Gold-Pantone 137
State floral emblem	Sturt's desert pea Swainsona formosa		23 November 1961
State faunal emblem	Hairy nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons		27 August 1970
State gemstone emblem	Opal		5 August 1985
State Mineral emblem	Bornite		28 June 2017
State marine emblem	Leafy seadragon Phycodurus eques		8 February 2001
State fossil emblem	Spriggina floundersi		14 February 2017
State tartan	South Australia Official tartan		18 February 2018	Officially accepted by the "Scottish Association" in 2008 as the State tartan.[2] Recorded the same year (STA ref: 7956; STWR ref: 3281), and subsequently registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans as a district tartan under the name South Australia Official tartan (SRT ref: 5990).[2] On 18 February 2018, the then Premier of South Australia, Jay Weatherill, announced that the South Australia Official tartan had "... officially been adopted for the State of South Australia."[3][4]
State government logo	Government of South Australia Logo

See also

• List of symbols of states and territories of Australia
• Australian state colours

References

• Insignia & Emblems of South Australia Retrieved 18 March 2018.