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SYMBOLS.
The Union flag of course, as with the National flag, tells of the origin of our State as a British colony which was for many years a part of the British Empire. Then, at the time of federation, Tasmania became a State of Australia, which became a Member of the British Commonwealth of nations. Today, even in the year 2002, the State has a common parliamentary system, Church, language, racial make-up, common law, ethics, morals and principles of its Mother Country, Great Britain, despite the fact that we are fully independent in our own right, within the federal system. It is as written by British historian AJP Taylor, "British communities throughout the world set up free institutions on the pattern of the mother country." (2) We are a Constitutional Monarchy with the Governor representing the Crown in Tasmania. Our military traditions follow closely that of Britain.
The Lion "Passant" represents that connection and loyalty to the Crown. Therefore the heraldic symbols are not without significant meaning; indeed going back at least 800 years. In fact the Arms of William I (The Conqueror 1066-1087) shows two lions, passant guardant on a crowned Shield. Even long before that the symbol of the lion, either Rampant (aggressive), Couchant (reclining) or Passant (sideways walking past) was a symbol of the ancient Kingdom of Judah. The Jews still retain in their heraldry a rampant Lion. The secondary emblem of the tribe of Ephraim of Israel was the Unicorn. Both the Lion of Judah and the Unicorn are found in British Royal and National Arms. The origins of this peculiarity is a subject in itself. However, the Lion is not exclusively a British emblem for it also appears in the Arms of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

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