Flag of New South Wales

The flag of New South Wales was introduced on 15 February 1876. It is a version of the British Blue Ensign with the state badge in the fly. The badge consists of a white disk with the red cross of St. George. In the middle of a cross -border golden lion can be seen; this is surrounded by a golden eight-pointed star in each arm of the cross.

This flag was introduced after the British Admiralty had criticized that there was a likelihood of confusion with the flag of Victoria. The state badge was from the colonial architect James Barnet and Captain Francis Hixson, an officer of the Royal Navy retired, designed. The exact symbolism is unknown, but it is believed that the badge is a simplified version of the then semi-official state coat of arms.

Earlier flags

New South Wales introduced the first flag one in 1867. She was also derived from the British Blue Ensign. In Flight part the letters " NSW " were displayed in white. The flag was a reaction to the 1865 adopted British Colonial Naval Defence Act ( Naval Defence Act of colonies ). This specified that all ships of the colonies had to sail under a Blue Ensign with the respective seal or badge in the fly.

1870 led New South Wales, a second flag that was almost identical to that of the colony of Victoria. It was a Blue Ensign with the "Governor 's Badge " in the fly. This badge the Southern Cross and about the imperial crown were mapped. The differences to the Victoria flag were minimal; the stars were golden instead of white and had five to nine prongs instead of five to eight.