Tasmania
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TASMANIA
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1917.
The main agricultural industries in the state are shown on the arms; a ram, a sheaf of wheat, the apples and a branch of hops. The thunderbolt refers to the island's hydroelectrical power stations. The mining industry is represented by the tools held by the lion.
The supporters are two Tasmanian tigers, now extinct.
The motto means Fertility and faithfulness.Before the arms of Tasmania showed only a red lion :
 The arms as shown on an Australian cigarette card from 1910 |
 The arms as shown on an German trade card from the 1930s |
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Literature : Bruce, J.L. : Flags and emblems of Australia. Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, 1996.