Coat Of Arms Of Australian Capital Territory

Symbolism

• The crown symbolizes Vice-Regal authority;

• The mace symbolizes the Parliament of Australia;

• The sword symbolizes the Australian Defence Force;

• The castle has three towers, symbolize the three branches of government (executive, legislature and judiciary);

• The white rose is the badge of the Duke of York, who opened the old Parliament of Australia building in 1927;

• The crowned portcullis again symbolizes the parliament, this being the traditional symbol of the Palace of Westminster (which houses the Parliament of the United Kingdom);

• Behind the portcullis is a tree, symbolizes Canberra's nickname "The Bush Capital";

• The supporters are the Australian black swan, representing the Australian Aborigines, and the European white swan, representing the white settlers.

• The motto was originally "Pro Rege Lege et Grege" (For the King, the Law and the People), but changed to the current English form following the accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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