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The origin of the Australian flag (to picture)

The national flag: a horizontal rectangle, the ratio of length to width is 2:1. the flag is dark blue, the upper left is red and white "m", "m" below a larger white seven-pointed star. To the right of the field are five white stars, one of which is five-pointed and the rest are seven-pointed. Australia is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Queen of England is the Head of State of Australia. In the upper left corner of the flag is a design of the Union Jack, indicating Australia's traditional relationship with the United Kingdom. The largest seven-pointed star symbolizes the six states and the Commonwealth (the Northern Territory and the ACT) that make up the Commonwealth of Australia. The five smaller stars represent the Southern Cross (one of the smaller constellations in the southern sky, small but with many bright stars). It means "southern continent" and indicates that the country is in the southern hemisphere.

National Coat of Arms: Australia's coat of arms is a kangaroo on the left, the right is an emu, these two animals are unique to Australia, is the country's logo, the symbol of the nation, in the middle of a shield, the shield surface has six groups of patterns to symbolize the country's six states. The red St. George's Cross (with a lion and four stars on the cross) symbolizes New South Wales; the Southern Cross constellation under the crown represents Victoria; the blue Maltese Cross represents Queensland; the Burrowing Bird represents South Australia; the Black Swan symbolizes Western Australia; and the Red Lion symbolizes Tasmania. Above the shield is a seven-pointed star symbolizing the Commonwealth countries. It is surrounded by the Australian national flower, the acacia, and the ribbon at the bottom reads "Australia" in English.