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National symbols of Australia are the symbols that are used to represent what is unique about the nation, reflecting different aspects of its cultural life and history.

Official symbols

	Symbol	Adopted	Remarks
Flag	Flag of Australia	3 September 1901	The flag includes the Southern Cross, Union Flag and Commonwealth Star.
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Australia	19 September 1912	Granted by King George V; an earlier design was granted by King Edward VII on 7 May 1908, and it continued to be used in some contexts, notably appearing on the sixpenny coin until 1966.
National anthem	Advance Australia Fair	19 April 1984
National colours	Green and gold	19 April 1984	Green and gold are also the traditional team colours of Australian national sporting teams.
National Floral Emblem	Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha	19 August 1988	It is a tree which flowers in late winter and spring
National Gemstone	Opal	27 July 1992	Opal production was worth $71.4 million to Australia in 2003 and supports many communities in New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland.

Unofficial emblems

	Symbol	Remarks
National animals	Red kangaroo Macropus rufus	Unofficial national mammal emblems
National bird	Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae	Unofficial national Bird emblems
National dances	Bush dance, corroboree among Australian Aborigines	Unofficial national dances
National dish	Meat pie,^[1] roast lamb^[2]	Unofficial national dish
National musical instrument	Didgeridoo	Unofficial national musical instrument
National personification	Boxing kangaroo, Little Boy from Manly	Unofficial national personifications

Australian Icons

The flag of Australia flying atop Parliament House in Canberra, with a sculpture of the coat of arms in the foreground.

Icons of Australian culture are almost as well known by Australians and visitors as unofficial symbols.

	Image	Remarks
Akubra Hat
Bondi Beach
Bushranger
Driza-Bone
Great Barrier Reef
Ned Kelly
Outback
Stockman
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House		Open since 1973, it has come to represent 'Australia'.
Uluru		Uluru is one of Australia’s most recognisable natural icons
Vegemite

References

↑ "Our greatest Aussie recipes". Retrieved 2011-06-05.
↑ News Limited http://www.news.com.au/national/roast-lamb-rules-as-australias-national-dish/story-e6frfkvr-1225825752497

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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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National symbols of Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

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