The coat of arms of the Northern Territory is the official symbol of the Australian territory. They were officially granted by HM The Queen of Australia on 11 September 1978. The Arms, uniquely in Australia, incorporate all of the territory's floral, animal and bird emblems: the Sturt's Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Red Kangaroo (Megaleia rufa) and Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) respectively.
Unlike other Australian states' arms, the Northern Territory's arms incorporate many reflections of the indigenous Australian culture and history: the shield itself is a representation of an Aboriginal painting and the crest shows the Wedge-tailed eagle on top of a tjurunga, an Aboriginal ritual stone.
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