New South Wales

New South Wales Symbols

• Animal: Platypus
• Bird: Kookaburra
• Coat of Arms:
  
  
  
  
• Coat of Arms: The official coat of arms of New South Wales was granted by a Royal Warrant of King Edward VII on October 11, 1906.
  
  The coat of arms is composed of a lion and kangaroo supporting a shield with a silver cross voided red. The four quadrants outside the cross contain a wheat sheaf in the top left and bottom right, and a golden fleece in the top right and bottom left quarters. The crest of the arms depicts a rising sun, and the state motto is displayed on a ribbon below, "Orta recens quam pura nites" ("Newly risen, how brightly you shine").
• Fish: Blue Gropper
• Flag of New South Wales
• Flower: Waratah
• Motto: "Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites" ("Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine")
• Slogan: First State, Premier State