Flag of South Australia

The flag of South Australia was introduced on 13 January 1904. It is a version of the British Blue Ensign with the badge of the state in the fly. The emblem shows a yellow disc a native bird, the Piping Shrike (flute bird, Gymnorhina tibicen leuconata ) with outstretched wings.

Earlier flags

1870 South Australia had introduced the first flag. She was also a modified Blue Ensign. On the black disc in the fly, the constellation of the Southern Cross was mapped.

1876 ​​led the colony a new flag, a badge with an altered. This was the arrival of Britannia (a woman with a golden robe and a shield in his hand, representing the settlers ) and their encounter with a person sitting on a rock Aborigine ( a spear in his hand ). On the rock a kangaroo incised was visible. The British Colonial Office had a change required because the design had too great a resemblance to the flag of Victoria and the flag of New Zealand.

Swell

  • Flag of the State of South Australia (English )
  • The flag of South Australia on FOTW (engl.)
  • The Piping Shrike on australian fauna.com

National Flag | Australian White Ensign

States and Territories: Australian Capital Territory | New South Wales | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia

Overseas Territories: Cocos Islands | Norfolk Island | Christmas Island | Lord Howe Island

Native Aborigines | Torres Strait Islander

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