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Official Website of the Governor-General of AustraliaThe Australian Heraldry Society
The following is an armorial
A roll of arms (or armorial) is a collection of coats of arms, usually consisting of rows of painted pictures of shields, each shield accompanied by the name of the person bearing the arms.
The oldest extant armorials date to the mid-13th centur ...
of the individuals who have served as governor-general
Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...
of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Several Australian governors-general have been granted armorial achievements, commonly referred to as coats of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its wh ...
, with many having been inherited.
Coats of arms of governors-general
Notes
See also
* List of governors-general of Australia *Australian heraldry
Australian heraldry is the term for the style of armorial achievements, sometimes known as coats of arms, and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in Australia. It largely follows the Gallo-British tradition of heraldry also followed in ...
* Coat of arms of Australia
* Armorial of the governors-general of New Zealand
* Armorial of the governors general of Canada
*Armorial of prime ministers of the United Kingdom Most prime ministers of the United Kingdom have enjoyed the right to display coats of arms and to this day, prime ministers can have their ancestral arms approved, or new armorial bearings granted, either by the College of Arms or the Lyon Court. ...
* Armorial of the speakers of the British House of Commons
External links
Official Website of the Governor-General of Australia
References
{{Governors-General of Australia Governors-General of Australia Australian heraldry