Emblem of Papua New Guinea

Emblem of Papua New Guinea
Armiger	Charles III in Right of Papua New Guinea
Adopted	1 July 1971
Shield	Bird-of-paradise proper
Compartment	Traditional spear and kundu drum

The national emblem of Papua New Guinea consists of a bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a kundu drum. Designed by Hal Holman, an Australian artist working for the Papuan government, Holman was also involved in the design of the National flag. Both the emblem and the flag was accepted by the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea and signed into law as the National Identity Ordinance by the Administrator Sir Leslie Johnson on 24 June 1971. The ordinance came into effect after its publication in the Papua New Guinea Gazette of 1 July 1971.^[1]