The following is an armorial of the individuals who have served as governor-general of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Several Australian governors-general have been granted armorial achievements, commonly referred to as coats of arms, with many having been inherited.
No. | Portrait | Name [1] [2] | Arms | Blazon | Full achievements |
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1 | John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun [lower-alpha 1] | Escutcheon: Azure, on a chevron or, between three bezants, a laurel leaf, vert. Crest: A broken terrestrial globe, surmounted by a rainbow proper. Supporters: Two figures of “Hope” habited, proper, each resting the exterior hand on an anchor. Motto:At spes non fracta (But my hope is not broken) [3] [4] | |||
2 | Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson | Escutcheon: Gules, a bend nebuly or, thereon a chaplet vert, between three leopard's heads jessant-de-lys of the second. Crest: A dexter arm in armour, the hand in a gauntlet or, grasping a broken tilting spear enfiled with a garland of laurel. Supporters: Two leopards rampant guardant gules, semée de lys and ducally crowned or. Motto:Respiciens Prospiciens (Look backward and forward) [5] [6] | |||
3 | Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote | Escutcheon: Argent, three cross-crosslets in bend sable, a crescent for difference. Crest: Upon a chapeau gules, turned-up ermine, a stag trippant argent, charged on the shoulder with a crescent for difference. Supporters: Two stags proper, pendant from the neck of each by a gold chain an escutcheon ermine, thereon a pine cone or, and charged on the shoulder with a crescent for difference. Motto:Christi crux est mea lux (The cross of Christ is my light) [7] | |||
4 | William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley | Escutcheon: Chequy, or and azure, a bend ermine. Crest: Out of a ducal coronet or, a lion's head azure. Supporters: Two angels proper, hair and wings or, under robe sanguine, upper robe azure. | |||
5 | Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman | Escutcheon: Argent, on a chevron between three lions' heads erased Gules, as many ermine spots Or. Crest: A raven rising Proper, in the beak an annulet Or. Supporters: On either side a lion Gules, charged on the body with five ermine spots in cross Or. Motto:Prudentia Et Constantia (By prudence and constancy) [10] [11] | |||
6 | Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro-Ferguson | Escutcheon: Argent, a lion rampant azure, between three buckles gules, a chief chequy of the first and second. Crest: A demi-lion proper holding between the paws a buckle gules. [12] [13] Supporters: Dexter , an emu, sinister , an eagle, both proper. Motto:Virtutis fortuna comes (Fortune is the companion of virtue) [14] | |||
7 | Henry William Forster, 1st Baron Forster | Escutcheon: Argent, on a chevron between three hunting horns sable a martlet or. Crest: A dexter arm in armour embowed grasping in the hand a broken tilting lance or, the rerebrace charged with a cross pattée sable. Supporters:Dexter, a 2nd Lieutenant, of the King's Royal Rifle Corps; sinister, a Lieutenant, of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys); both proper. Motto:Fide et fortitudine (By fidelity and fortitude) [15] | |||
8 | John Lawrence Baird, 1st Baron of Stonehaven | Escutcheon: Per pale engrailed gules and or, a boar passant counterchanged. Crest: A griffin's head erased or. Supporters: Two griffins, wings expanded or, each holding in its interior claw a thistle slipped proper. Motto:Dominus fecit (The Lord did it) [16] | |||
9 | Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs | No arms known | |||
10 | Sir Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie | Escutcheon: Paly of six argent and gules. Crest: A ram's head couped sable, armed or. Supporters: Two goats sable, armed, unguled and ducally gorged Or, with chains also or reflexed over the back. Motto: Deid schaw (Show a deed) [17] | |||
11 | Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester | The royal arms, differenced with a label of three points argent, the centre bearing a lion rampant gules, and the outer points crosses gules. [18] [19] | |||
12 | Sir William John McKell | No arms known | |||
13 | Field Marshal Sir William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim | Escutcheon: Gules semée of swords erect argent a lion rampant or, on a canton quarterly azure and also argent a mullet of seven points or. Crest: Out of a crown vallary or a peacock in its pride proper gorged with a collar and with a line reflexed over the back or. Motto:Merses Profundo Pulchrior Evenit (A recompense is fairer from a depth) [20] | |||
14 | William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil | Outside Scotland: | Outside Scotland: Escutcheon: Azure on a pale ermine between two gannets reversed volant to the dexter their wings expanded palewise proper a representation of the mace of the House of Commons or. Crest: A Viking galley with one mast and sail furled proper flying from the masthead a pennon argent charged with a raven volant sable. Motto:An Tighnearna Mo Bhuachaille (The Lord is my Shepherd) [21] In Scotland: Escutcheon: Per bend sinister gules and argent a demi-lion rampant issuant or armed and langued azure holding in his paws a battle axe the shaft curved of the third and the axehead of the fourth in chief and in base issuant from the sea undy vert and or a tower sable windows and port or over all a bend sinister embattled azure charged with an open crown or jewelled gules between two fleurs-de-lis argent; within a bordure vert for difference. Crest: Issuant from waves of the sea azure crested argent a mount vert thereon an embattled wall azure masoned argent charged with a portcullis or and issuant therefrom a cubit arm naked proper the hand grasping a dagger azure hilted or. Supporters: On either side a lion regardant or armed and langued gules collared vert supporting between the exterior forepaw and interior hindpaw a battleaxe azure the shaft embowed. Mottos: Above the Crest: Teaghlach Phabbay (Pabbay family); Below the Shield: An Tighnearna Mo Bhuachaille (The Lord is my Shepherd) [22] | ||
15 | William Phillip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle | Escutcheon: Or, a pheon azure. Crest: A porcupine statant azure quilled, collared and chained or. Supporters:Dexter, a porcupine azure quilled, collared and chained or; sinister, a lion double queued vert. Motto:Quo fata vocant (Whither the Fates call me) [23] | |||
16 | Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey | Escutcheon: Per chevron sable and azure in chief a cogwheel and sun in splendour or in base above four barrulets wavy a representation of the constellation of the Southern Cross argent. Crest: A sea gull wings expanded proper. Supporters: Dexter an Australian worker of European stock habited in a white shirt and khaki trousers, sinister an Asian worker habited in a white coat and dhoti all Proper. Motto:Vis Et Unitas (Strength And Unity) [24] | |||
17 | Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck | Escutcheon: Per pale and per chevron or and azure three catherine wheels within a bordure all counterchanged. Crest: On a wreath of the colours, in front of a star of seven points or a blackboy (Xanthorrhoea) flowered sable. Supporters: On the dexter side an Australian pelican (Pelicanus conspicillatus) and on the sinister side a Western Australian pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius) proper. [25] [26] | |||
18 | Sir John Robert Kerr | Escutcheon: Ermine a mimosa flower ensigned with the Royal Crown proper on a chief gules a heart or between two pierced mullets of seven points argent. Crest: A wedge-tailed eagle and a bird-of-paradise respectant proper supporting a sword point upward argent hilt and pommel or. Supporters: On the dexter side a unicorn argent crined and unguled or and on the sinister side a griffin also or each supporting a sword point downwards argent hilt and pommel or. | |||
19 | Sir Zelman Cowen | No arms known | |||
20 | Sir Ninian Stephen | Escutcheon: Argent a fess azure between three thistle flowers slipped each between and conjoined to two sprays of wattle flowered and leaved all proper six ermine tails semy Gold. Crest: An Australian king parrot proper upon a branch of eucalyptus also proper. [29] | |||
21 | William George Hayden | No arms known | |||
22 | Sir William Patrick Deane | No arms known | |||
23 | Peter Hollingworth | No arms known | |||
24 | Major General Michael Jeffery | No arms known | |||
25 | Dame Quentin Bryce | No arms known | |||
26 | General Sir Peter Cosgrove | No arms known | |||
27 | General David John Hurley [lower-alpha 2] | A coat of arms was created for David Hurley in his capacity as Governor of New South Wales in 2019, prior to becoming Governor General. [30] | |||
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