Symbols of New South Wales

New South Wales is one of Australia's States, and has established several state symbols.^[1]

Official symbols

	Symbol	Adopted	Remarks
Flag	Flag of New South Wales	15 February 1876
Badge	State Badge of New South Wales	15 February 1876
Coat of arms	Coat of Arms of New South Wales	October 1906	Granted by King Edward VII
Motto	Orta recens quam pura nites Newly risen how brightly you shine	October 1906	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Colours	Sky blue		Sky blue pantone 291
Floral	Waratah Telopea speciosissima	1962
Bird	Kookaburra Dacelo Gigas	1971
Animal	Platypus Ornithorhynchus Anatinus	1971
Fish	Eastern blue groper Achoerodus Viridis	1998

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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