Australian flag and its significance

Australia's national flag is rectangular with an aspect ratio of 2: 1. The bottom of the flag is dark blue, and the word "rice" is red and white at the top left. There is a big white seven-pointed star below the word "rice". On the right side of the flag are five white stars, one of which is pentagonal and the others are heptagonal. Australia is a member of the Commonwealth and the Queen of England is Australia's head of state.

The upper left corner of the national flag is the pattern of the British flag, which shows the traditional relationship between Australia and Britain. The largest seven-pointed star symbolizes the six states and two federal territories (Northern Territory and Capital Territory) that make up the Commonwealth of Australia.

Five small stars represent the Southern Cross constellation (one of the small constellations in the southern sky, although the constellation is small, there are many bright stars), indicating that the country is in the southern hemisphere. This is selected from more than 30,000 works of 1903.

Extended data:

I. National Emblem

The national emblem of Australia is kangaroo on the left and emu on the right, both of which are unique to Australia.

There is a shield in the middle of the national emblem, and there are six groups of patterns on the shield symbolizing the six states of this country. The red St. George's Cross (with a lion and four stars on it) symbolizes New South Wales; The southern cross under the crown represents Victoria; The blue Maltese Cross represents Queensland; Shrike stands for South Australia.

The black swan symbolizes Western Australia; The red lion symbolizes Tasmania. Above the shield is a seven-pointed star, symbolizing six states and a federal district in Australia. Surrounded by Australian national flower acacia, the ribbon at the bottom reads "Australia" in English.

Second, the national anthem.

After 1977, Australia's national anthem is "AdvanceAustraliaFair", which is the work of a Scottish composer. The royal national anthem is "God Save the King" or "God Save the Queen".

1977, Australia held a referendum to choose a national anthem from four candidate songs. The song "Australia, Forward" won the highest number of votes and officially became the national anthem of Australia.

Three. Country name

The Commonwealth of Australia is called Australia for short. When Europeans discovered this continent in the early17th century, they thought it was a land that went straight to Antarctica, so they named it "Australia". Australia evolved from the Latin terraAustralis.

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