Coat of arms of South Australia
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The Coat of arms of South Australia is the official symbol of the state of South Australia. It was granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on April 19, 1984. They replaced a coat of arms granted to the State in 1936.
The shield has the Piping Shrike within a golden disc (officially said to represent the rising sun) on a blue background. The Piping Strike is the unofficial bird emblem of South Australia and also appears on the State Badge. The crest is the Sturt's desert pea, the floral emblem of South Australia, on top of a wreath of the State colours. The coat of arms has no supporters. The compartment, or base, is a grassland with symbols of agriculture and industry, and a motto with the name "South Australia".
[edit] The 1936 Coat of arms
The original Coat of Arms of South Australia was granted by His Majesty King Edward VIII on November 20, 1936 to mark the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of South Australia as a colony on December 28, 1836.
Over the years it was felt that the 1936 Coat-of-Arms was inappropriate, since it did not feature the Piping Shrike. Therefore, the South Australian government sought to replace the old coat of arms.
The shield featured a golden rising sun on a blue background, with the top or chief in white featuring three bundles or panicles of wheat. The crest featured a golden lion of England passant guardant (walking, right front paw raised, facing the viewer), in front of a blue flag with the Southern Cross in white. The supporters were a woman holding a "horn of plenty" and a male shearer holding scissors and wool. Two branches of golden wattle were at the bottom, along with the motto "Faith and Courage".
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