South Australia Coat of Arms

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The coat of arms of South Australia , a state of Australia , is a blue coat of arms shield with a gold seal in which a naturally colored flute bird (an Australian Piping Shrike) sits with outstretched wings on a black branch.

A gold-red-black crest with four green plant stems and red flowers of the desert pea (Swainsona formosa) hovers over the shield .

Stalks of wheat, barley, fruit and citrus are scattered around the green pedestal . Two cogwheels and a mine pike are on the left.

Under the shield the words "South Australia" in black capital letters .

symbolism

The rising sun is symbolized by the golden seal. The coat of arms was renewed in a proclamation on April 19, 1984, replacing the one awarded by King Edward VIII in 1936 .

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