blue, white, green, and pink. Each of these colours was designed to represent an element of the arms. Blue represents the colour of the shield. White represents stars on the Southern Cross. Green represents the olive branch and pink represents the pink heath. These colours together unite and represent Victoria. Designer The original armorial bearing designer is not known. Development and change The creation and development request for the Victorian Coat of Arms to be made begun in late 1909, following the creation of the Coat of arms of Australia in 1908. The Victorian Government requested elements of the State Badge that was used in Victoria since 1877 to be incorporated into the Arms. These elements consisted of a Southern Cross and an Imperial Crown. Without much difficulty all elements of the State Badge were implemented, and the design had been approved by the 23rd Premier of Victoria John Murray by February 1910. By 6 June 1910, King George V had signed a royal warrant granting the State of Victoria an armorial identification. This version had remained the formal symbol of Victoria until 1973. The Coat of arms of Victoria (Australia) had undergone some reinterpretation and modification before obtaining its finalised version. The former coat of arms granted by royal warrant of King George V did not include a compartment. It was only until 11 November 1958 when the pink form of the Common Heath became the proclaimed floral emblem of Victoria, the desire of this flower to be included in the armorial bearing rose. Meeting the desires of adding the formally proclaimed floral emblem of Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II had issued a royal warrant on 28 March 1973. This royal warrant had added the pink heath along with a grassy mound compartment to provide a base for the supporters and the flower. Although the new armorial bearing had slight modifications, the majority had remained the same. However, with the new armorial bearing being implemented, this had given the opportunity for some elements of the bearing to be reinterpreted. The depictions of the crown held by the demi-kangaroo have varied throughout the years, in accordance with the different monarchs’ that were in reign at the time. From 1902 to 1953, the Tudor Crown or the Imperial Crown was officially used widely as a symbol in heraldry within the Commonwealth realms and the United Kingdom. It was only until the reign