Coat of arms of Hobart
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The coat of arms of Hobart was formally granted to the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of Hobart in Tasmania on 1 May 1953.
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Coat of Arms of the City of Hobart | |
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Armiger | Lord Mayor of Hobart |
Adopted | 1953 |
Crest | Ship |
Torse | Silver and Blue |
Shield | Red Lion and Six-pointed Star (with wavy rays) |
Supporters | Emu and kangaroo |
Compartment | Green island with two of native flora, the Richea and the Tasmanian Waratah, and the blue wavy lines |
Motto | Latin: Sic Fortis Hobartia Crevit |
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The coat of arms was designed in the year 1951 by Hobart architect and alderman, I.G. Anderson, and it replaced an earlier unofficial crest used by the Corporation since the 1850s.