Coat of arms of Australia
| Commonwealth Coat of Arms | |
|---|---|
| Versions | |
Escutcheon-only version | |
| Armiger | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Adopted | 19 September 1912 |
| Crest | The Commonwealth Star: A seven-pointed star, or (gold) |
| Torse | Or and azure (blue) |
| Shield | see below |
| Supporters | Dexter (left) a red kangaroo, sinister (right) an emu, both proper (natural colours) |
| Compartment | none, golden wattle is depicted in commonly used versions |
| Motto | none, the name of the country is written on a scroll in commonly used versions |
| Designer | William Gullick |
The coat of arms of Australia, officially the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, is a formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia. It depicts a shield, containing symbols of Australia's six states, and is held up by native Australian animals, the kangaroo and the emu. The seven-pointed Commonwealth Star surmounting the crest also represents the states and territories, while golden wattle, the national floral emblem, appears below the shield.
The first arms were authorised by King Edward VII on 7 May 1908, and the current version by King George V on 19 September 1912, although the 1908 version continued to be used in some contexts, notably appearing on the reverse of the sixpenny coin.