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'''QUEENSLAND''' | '''QUEENSLAND''' | ||
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===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Per fesse, the Chief Or, the Base per pale Sable and Gules, in chief a Bull's head couped in profile muzzled, and a Merino Ram's head respecting each other proper, the dexter Base charged with a Garb of the first, and in the sinister Base on a Mount a Pile of Quartz, issuant therefrom a Gold Pyramid, in front of the Mount a Spade surmounted by a Pick saltire-wise all proper.<br> | |||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours, a Mount, thereon a Maltese Cross Azure, surmounted with the Imperial Crown, between two Sugar Canes proper.<br> | |||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'Audax et Fidelis'. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The basic arms were granted in 1893, and are thus among the oldest in Australia. The supporters were added in 1977, at the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. | The basic arms were granted in 1893, and are thus among the oldest in Australia. The supporters were added in 1977, at the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. | ||