Coat of arms of Australia of the wild creations of our Australian fauna." Despite objections, the kangaroo and emu now not having its leg up remained the shield bearers in the new coat of arms and were modified to appear more realistic. The principal reason for the redesign was the concern that Australia's states were not individually represented; that was achieved by showing each state's heraldic badge on the shield. The new coat of arms removed the bed of grass beneath the shield and changed the scroll to read simply "Australia". The colours in the wreath were also changed from blue and white to blue
Coat of arms of Iceland Coat of arms of Iceland The coat of arms of Iceland displays a silver-edged, red cross on blue shield (blazoned: "Azure, on a cross argent a cross gules"). This alludes to the design of the flag of Iceland. The supporters are the four protectors of Iceland (landvættir) standing on a pahoehoe lava block. The bull ("Griðungur") is the protector of northwestern Iceland, the eagle or griffin ("Gammur") protects northeastern Iceland, the dragon ("Dreki") protects the southeastern part, and the rock-giant ("Bergrisi") is the protector of southwestern Iceland. Great respect was given to these creatures of Iceland, so much that there