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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
Flag of South Australia
13 January 1904
State badge State badge of South Australia
State Badge of South Australia
14 January 1904 The State Badge consists of a "piping shrike" (also known as an Australian magpie) 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
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
Sturt's Desert Pea
23 November 1961
State faunal emblem Hairy nosed wombat
Lasiorhinus latifrons
Hairy Nosed Wombat
27 August 1970
State gemstone emblem Opal
Opal
5 August 1985
State Mineral emblem Bornite Bornite 28 June 2017
State marine emblem Leafy seadragon
Phycodurus eques
Leafy Seadragon
8 February 2001
State fossil emblem Spriggina floundersi
Spriggina
14 February 2017
State tartan South Australia Official tartan
South Australia Official tartan
18 February 2018 Officially accepted by the "Scottish Association" in 2008 as the State tartan. 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). 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."
State government logo Government of South Australia Logo
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