Keywords: Australian coat of arms 1912.jpg Coat of Arms of Australia svg The original drawing of the Australian coat of arms The Coat of Arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia The initial coat of arms was granted by King Edward VII on May 7 1908 and the current version shown here was granted by King George V on September 19 1912 This page was sent to the Prime Minister of Australia's department with the following note His Excellency the Governor General directs the publication for general information of the enclosed certified copy of the Royal Warrant granting Armorial Ensigns and Supporters to the Commonwealth of Australia Andrew Fisher Prime Minister National Archives of Australia -- http //naa12 naa gov au/scripts/Imagine asp B 98430 I 1 SE 0 item barcode 98430 page 35 The arms were granted in 1912 The page bearing the note is dated January 18 1913 No illustrator given PD but http //www itsanhonour gov au/coat-arms/index cfm Use additional usage regulations apply unrelated to copyright A http //vector-images com/image php epsid 4450 Vector-images com artist's interpretation is available in gif and as a png file PD-Australia Historical coats of arms of Australia Crux in heraldry Black swans in heraldry |