Tasmanian Coat of Arms

The Tasmanian Coat of Arms is the most prestigious branding device available to the Tasmanian Government. As such, restrictions apply to its use and reproduction.

The Tasmanian Coat of Arms may also be referred to as the Tasmanian Crest.

All requests to use the Tasmanian Coat of Arms (including using it alongside federal and other state and territory insignia) must be made in writing to the Department of Premier and Cabinet via protocol@dpac.tas.gov.au with the proposed artwork or placement.

The use of the Tasmanian Coat of Arms for commercial purposes or advertising is generally not permitted.

Appropriate use of the Tasmanian Coat of Arms

The Tasmanian Coat of Arms may be used:

  • by the Premier or their representative on official invitations to functions and events when representing Tasmania domestically and internationally.
  • by the Supreme Court of Tasmania and the Magistrates Court of Tasmania (including the Children’s Court and the Coroners Court) for the purposes of corporate branding, publications, official documents, websites and stationery.

Inappropriate use of the Tasmanian Coat of Arms

The Tasmanian Coat of Arms must not:

  • appear more than once in a publication
  • appear at the bottom of a page
  • be positioned next to branding or any other logos (but it can appear on the same document or publication, such as in the top left of the page with other logos at the bottom of the same page)
  • be presented as a stylised version or other artistic interpretation (only the authorised image is permitted)
  • be used for commercial purposes, including gifts, souvenirs or collector’s items, or on any sporting apparel or uniform
  • be used by any person or organisation other than the Tasmanian Government.
Tasmanian Coat of Arms consisting out of two tasmanian tigers one to each side holding a shield.

Placement of the Tasmanian Coat of Arms

  • It must be professionally displayed and appear in a prominent position where it can be readily seen.
  • For publications, it must appear on the front cover (top half of page).
  • For official documents, it should be placed on the top half of the first page.
  • No wording or illustration should appear above or before it.
  • No other brand device or logo should be positioned next to it.
  • If a Tasmanian Government logo or graphic device also appears on the cover of a publication, it must be subordinate to the coat of arms. This also applies to official documents where both the coat of arms and logo or graphic device appear on the same page.

Design specifications of the Tasmanian Coat of Arms

Colours

  • It can be reproduced either in black or full colour.
  • There are no particular PMS (Pantone Matching System) numbers for the colours specified in the heraldic descriptions.
  • Azure (blue) must be clearly depicted as blue and not any other colour then this is heraldically correct.
  • Where communication material is in a single colour, the coat of arms can be printed in that colour, upon approval.

Clear space

  • Clear space is the exclusion zone surrounding the coat of arms where no other text or graphics may appear.
  • The amount of clear space required is equal to twice the height of the ribbon arc. The ribbon arc is located at the bottom of the coat of arms and contains the Latin motto. This is a scalable measurement: the clear space increases with the size of the coat of arms.

Size

  • The minimum width is 20 mm.
4 coat of arms spaced out showing different types of design considerations.
  1. Coat of arms (black)
  2. Coat of arms (colour)
  3. Coat of arms (minimum size 20 mm wide)
  4. Coat of arms (clear space: equal to twice the height of the ribbon arc)