Symbols of New South Wales

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

Official symbols

	Symbol	Image	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

References

• Emblems - NSW Government web site
• Symbol - Parliament@work