Translations:AY Honors/Symbols of Australia/Answer Key/69/en

The four stars on the cross represent the Southern Cross and referred to so often in our poetry and literature as a national symbol. The lion in the centre is the English Lion derived from the British Arms. The first and fourth quarterings are the Golden Fleece, a reference to our great achievement in the wool industry. The second and third quarterings are the Wheat Sheaf, representing our second and great primary industry. The crest, the Rising Sun, continues the use of our earliest colonial crest, representative of a newly rising country. The livery colours of the Arms, blue and white, mirror the States sporting colours. The right-hand supporter, the Lion is a further recognition of the British origin of our first settlers. For the left-hand supporter, the use of the kangaroo is self-explanatory.