The coat of arms of Australia (officially known as the Commonwealth Coat of Arms) is the formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia that signifies Commonwealth authority and ownership.[1] The first coat of arms was granted by King Edward VII on 7 May 1908, and the current version was granted by King George V on 19 September 1912, although the 1908 version continued to be used in some contexts, notably appearing on the reverse of the sixpenny coin.