Coat of Arms for Australia The Coat of Arms for Australia was granted by King George V in 1912. It consists of a shield containing the badges of the six Australian States, enclosed by an ermine border. 

The shield is a symbol for the federation of the States, which took place in 1901. The first official coat of arms of Australia was granted by a Royal Warrant of King Edward VII in 1908. This Coat of Arms was used on some Australian coins after it was superseded and last appeared on the sixpenny piece in 1966. The Australian Government uses the Coat of Arms to authenticate documents and for other official purposes.

The Australian Coat of Arms consists of the Badges of the six States of the Commonwealth arranged on a shield in two rows of three columns:

Elements of  Australia's Shield New South Wales - Golden Lion passant on a red St George’s Cross on a silver background, with an 8-pointed star on each extremity of the cross. 
Victoria - White Southern Cross (one star of 8 points, 2 of 7 points one of 6 points and one of 5 points), beneath an Imperial Crown, on a blue background. 
Queensland - light blue Maltese Cross with an Imperial Crown at its Centre, on a white background. 
South Australia - the White-Backed Magpie, erect, wings outstretched, on a yellow background. 
Western Australia - Black Swan swimming, left to right, on a yellow background. 
Tasmania - Red Lion passant on a white background.

The Crest is a seven-pointed gold star on a blue and gold wreath. Six of the points represent each of the States of the Commonwealth, the seventh point represents the Commonwealth Territories.

The Supporters for the Australian Coat of Arms are native Australian animals: the red kangaroo and the emu. Usually the Arms is depicted on a background of sprays of golden wattle with a scroll beneath it containing the word ‘Australia’. 

"The wattle and scroll, are not part of the armorial design and are not mentioned in the Royal Warrant."

Australia has never adopted an official motto or floral, faunal or bird emblem, however, the golden wattle, kangaroo and emu are widely accepted as the national floral, faunal and bird emblems.

	New South Wales King Edward VII granted a Coat of Arms to the State of New South Wales in 1906. The description of the Arms embodies the motto, Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Bright Thou Shinest).
	Victoria In 1910 King George V granted a Coat of Arms to the State of Victoria, which was named after his grandmother. In 1973 certain additions were made to the Coat of Arms and a Royal Warrant was issued by Queen Elizabeth II. The description of the Arms embodies the motto: ‘Peace and Prosperity’.
	Queensland Queen Victoria granted a Coat of Arms to the then colony of Queensland in 1893. The supporters, a red deer and a brolga, were assigned in 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II. The motto of Queensland, Audax et Fidelis (Bold, Aye, and Faithful Too), is embodied in the description of the Coat of Arms.
	South Australia This State’s Coat of Arms was granted by Queen Elizabeth II on April 19, 1984. The shield contains the State badge, comprising the piping shrike, or whitebacked magpie, standing on a staff of gum tree, against a gold orb representing the sun. The crest is the State’s floral emblem, Sturt’s desert pea, above a collar of the State’s colours, red, blue and gold. The present Coat of Arms replaced the Arms granted by King Edward VIII in 1936.
	Western Australia Western Australia’s Coat of Arms had its origins in 1829 when British settlers established the Swan River colony. Their successors adopted an unofficial emblem which featured the black swan. The Coat of Arms, carries no motto, and was given official sanction when Queen Elizabeth II granted Arms to the State in 1969.
	Tasmania The Coat of Arms of the island State was granted by King George V in 1917 and the description of the Arms embodies the motto, Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness). The supporters of the shield in the Arms are two Tasmanian tigers, which in modern times have been found only in Tasmania and are now possibly extinct.
	Northern Territory Until the Northern Territory was granted self-government on July 1, 1978, it was administered by the federal government, and used the national Coat of Arms. The Territory’s own Coat of Arms was granted in 1978. The shield contains Aboriginal motifs associated with Arnhem Land. The supporters are two red kangaroos and the crest is a wedge-tailed eagle.