VICTORIAN COAT OF ARMS is the official heraldic symbol of the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria was the second state of Australia to gain arms, granted on 6 June 1910 by royal warrant of King George V. The state had been named in 1851 after his grandmother, who reigned at the time. The current version of the arms was granted 28 March 1978 in the royal warrant issued by Queen Elizabeth II. The motto Peace and Prosperity was the first to be in English among the Arms of Public Authority in Australia.
• A blue shield with five silver stars arranged to represent the Southern Cross.
• A kangaroo holding a gold Imperial Crown with silver and blue ribbons at its base. Silver and blue are the official colours of the State.
• On either side of the shield are two female figures. The figure on the left represents peace. She wears a laurel wreath crown carries a sprig of olive in her hand.
• The figure on the right represents prosperity. She wears a crown of golden cereal, and holds a Cornucopia, symbolic of abundance~
8 December 2024
