Royal Warrant - Grant of Arms and Supporters to South Australia [1936-11-20]

Royal Warrant - Grant of Arms and Supporters to South Australia [1936-11-20]

Heraldry

Dominions

Royal Warrant of King Edward VIII granting arms and supporters to the State of South Australia.

King Edward VIII

College of Arms I80/232-234

1936-11-20

Mark Scott

South Australia

Edward R.I.

Edward the Eighth by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith: To Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin and Councillor Bernard Marmaduke, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Our Hereditary Marshal of England, Greeting: Whereas Our State of South Australia was first constituted on the twenty eighth day of December One thousand eight hundred and thirty six: And whereas for the greater honour and distinction of Our said State of South Australia We are desirous that Armorial Ensigns and Supporters should be assigned for that State: Know Ye therefore that We of Our Princely Grace and Special Favour have granted and assigned and by these Presents do grant and assign the following Armorial Ensigns and Supporters for Our State of South Australia, that is to say: for Arms, Azure issuant from the base a Sun Or, a Chief Argent therein three Garbs proper And for the Crest on a Wreath of the Colours, in front of a Staff Or flying therefrom to the sinister a banner Azure charged with five stars four of seven and one of five points Argent (representing the constellation of the Southern Cross) a Lion passant guardant Gold And for the Supporters, on the dexter side, a female figure vested holding in the dexter hand a Cornucopia and in the sinister hand a sheaf of barley all proper, and on the sinister side, a farmer holding in the dexter hand a pair of shears and over his sinister arm a fleece of wool all proper, together with the motto "Faith and Courage" as the


same are in the painting hereunto annexed more plainly depicted to be borne for the said State on Seals, Shields, Banners, Flags or otherwise according to the Laws of Arms: Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that you Bernard Marmaduke, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong do require and command that this Our Concession and Declaration be recorded in Our College of Arms in order that Our Officers of Arms and all other public functionaries whom it may concern may take full notice and have knowledge thereof in their several and respective Departments And for so doing this shall be your Warrant: Given at Our Court at Saint James's this Twentieth day of November in the first year of Our Reign.

Malcolm Macdonald (Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs)

This text is taken from a handwritten transcript and may not reflect the formatting of the original document.

This was King Edward VIII's only grant of arms.