Tasmanian flag redesign
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Design and symbolism
The Tasmanian redesign takes the state’s official sporting colours of maroon, yellow, and green. The red/maroon Australian pale holds the yellow Southern Cross, while the green fly serves as a vibrant field for the state's most iconic emblem This combination aligns Tasmania’s civic identity with its well-established sporting and natural heritage.
Maroon, gold, and green
These colours represent the official sporting identity of Tasmania, deeply ingrained in the state’s public consciousness.
The thylacine
A golden Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, is featured in the fly. The design uses the green field as negative space to create the animal's distinctive stripes, celebrating Tasmania's unique natural history.
Pride of place
The points on the stars of the Southern Cross grow as the eye moves down, confirming the southern location of Tasmania in the world.
Vice-regal standard
The vice-regal standard for the Governor of Tasmania transitions to a white Australian pale with red stars, maintaining the green fly. This utilises the heraldic metal of white/silver as the base for the hoist. The Tasmanian blue gum is positioned within a white disc.