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‘Republicanism by stealth’: Australia’s Great Seal redesign ditches reference to monarch

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Australia ’s formal symbol of sovereignty, its Great Seal , has been redesigned without a reference to the monarch.

The design was prepared by the Royal Australian Mint and features the coat of arms of Australia encircled by wattle, the national floral emblem.

It replaced a design that featured the words “ Elizabeth the Second Queen of Australia ” encircling the national emblem, first authorised for use in 1973 .

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semi-formal

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English

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55

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