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Date of issue
: 15 July 1959
Designer
: Margaret Stones
Plant
: Telopea speciosissima
Family
: Proteaceae
New South Wales Waratah
Erect shrub to 3m high by 1.5m across.
Brilliant red flowers in spring.
Occurs in eastern NSW.
State floral emblem of NSW.