Symbols of Queensland

Queensland is one of Australia's states, and has established several state symbols.^[1]

Official symbols

	Symbol	Adopted	Remarks
Flag	Flag of Queensland	1876	It consists of the blue ensign with the Union Flag in the corner and the State Badge. The current design came into use in 1953, when the crown on the badge was changed to St Edward's Crown.
Flag	Standard of the Governor of Queensland	1876
Badge	State Badge of Queensland	29 November 1876
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Queensland	1893	It is the oldest state arms in Australia, was granted to the Colony of Queensland by Queen Victoria, The supporters, a red deer and a brolga, were assigned in 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II. As of August 2012 the Queensland Coat of Arms is now the official corporate identity.
Motto	Audax at Fidelis Bold but Faithful	1893	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Colours	Maroon	13 November 2003	The Governor in Council proclaimed "Maroon Pantone 202" as Queensland's state colour
Floral	Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium phalaenopsis)	1959
Faunal	Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)	1971
Bird	Brolga (Grus rubicunda)	1986
Gem	Sapphire	August 1985	The sapphire, of any colour, is the state’s gem emblem.
Aquatic	Barrier reef anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos)	8 March 2005
Old corporate identity	Queensland Government Logo	April 2000 to July 2012	The logo is sometimes referred to as the Beattie Burger, because it resembles a hamburger with potato fries and was introduced during the premiership of Peter Beattie.
State of origin mascot	Cane toad		Domin8 - to signify 8 series wins consecutively

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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