File:Coat of arms of Australia.svg

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Description

English: An interpretation of the en:Australian coat of arms. The Coat of Arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. The initial coat of arms was granted by King Edward VII on May 7 1908, and the current version, shown here, was granted by King George V on September 19 1912. This page was sent to the Prime Minister of Australia's department with the following note: His Excellency the Governor General directs the publication, for general information, of the enclosed certified copy of the Royal Warrant granting Armorial Ensigns and Supporters to the Commonwealth of Australia. Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister.

Македонски: Грбот на Австралија.

Русский: Современный герб Австралии.

Українська: Державний герб Австралії

Date

The arms were granted in 1912. The page bearing the note is dated January 18 1913.

Source

National Archives of Australia -- item barcode 98430, page 35.

Author

qWerk

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	11:26, 11 April 2013	590 × 455 (422 KB)	Jffner	Scoured verson (using scour 0.26)
	22:50, 31 October 2010	590 × 455 (1,016 KB)	Fry1989	margins
	18:52, 13 July 2010	600 × 550 (1,013 KB)	Tryphon	Plain and valid SVG.
	23:20, 22 June 2010	600 × 550 (1.57 MB)	Fry1989	some work
	15:18, 23 March 2010	600 × 550 (1.57 MB)	Rondador	Finished
	20:23, 16 January 2010	600 × 550 (1.54 MB)	RoyFocker 12	{{Information \|Description={{es\|1=agrego dos cuarteles y coloreo uno}} \|Source={{own}} \|Author=RoyFocker 12 \|Date= \|Permission= \|other_versions= }}
	16:12, 5 November 2009	600 × 550 (1.16 MB)	QWerk	measures
	16:10, 5 November 2009	765 × 990 (1.15 MB)	QWerk	{{Information \|Description= {{en\|The original drawing of the en:Australian coat of arms. The Coat of Arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. The initial coat of arms was granted by King Edward VII on [[:en:w: