New South Wales
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The flag of New South Wales is a British blue ensign featuring the state badge on the fly side. The badge displays the Cross of St George in red on a white disc, with a golden lion passant at the centre of the cross and an eight-pointed star on each arm. It reflects the state's British colonial heritage as Australia's oldest European settlement.
New South Wales was the first Australian colony to adopt a state badge for its flag, and the design featuring the Cross of St George references England's patron saint.
Adopted: 1876
