The Australian Capital Territory is one of Australia's territories, and has established several territorial symbols and emblems.

Official symbols

Symbol	Name	Image	Adopted	Remarks
Territorial Flag	Flag of the Australian Capital Territory	Flag of the Australian Capital Territory	1993
Territorial Coat of arms	Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory	Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory	7 November 1928	Granted by King George V
Territorial Motto	For the Queen, the Law and the People		7 November 1928	Granted with other elements of the coat of arms
Territorial Floral Emblem	Royal bluebell Wahlenbergia gloriosa	Royal bluebell	26 May 1982
Territorial Bird Emblem	Gang-gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum	Gang-gang cockatoo	27 February 1997
Territorial Colours	Blue and Gold
Territorial fossil Emblem	Batocara mitchelli			[1]
Territorial tartan	City of Canberra tartan	City of Canberra tartan	-	The City of Canberra tartan was recorded in 1997, and has since been registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans (SRT).[2][3] Technically, the tartan is registered as a fashion tartan, not a district tartan.[2] It has also not been formally adopted as an official emblem either of the city, or of the ACT.[4] However, the tartan is supported by the ACT government and is worn by Canberra's official town crier.[4]

See also

• List of symbols of states and territories of Australia
• Australian state colours

References

• ACT Flags and Emblems - ACT Govt. Chief Minister Department