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The national colours of Australia are green and gold. They were formally proclaimed by the then Governor-General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen, on the 19th of April, 1984; on advice from the then Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The exact colours are specified as being Pantone Matching System numbers 348C and 116C, and are always referred to as "green and gold", respectively. Prior to this date the 'unofficial' colours had been traditionally blue and gold, but since the Second World war there had been an increasing switch to green and gold. Green and gold are the traditional team colours of Australian national sporting teams, and nearly every current Australian national sports team wears them (although the hues and proportions of the colours may vary between teams and across eras). It is widely believed that the colours were chosen because they are the dominant colours of Australia's floral emblem, ''Acacia pycnantha'' (the golden wattle). It is also largely accepted that the colours (green and gold) form part of the Australian identity through the sporting traditions of the country-like that of the heraldic colours of the Australian national flag. The colours have great significance, and their use has a prized place in the Australian spirit and mentality. The colours are synonymous with Australian culture and Australians, characteristically, with its national sporting representative teams (by the notion that sport, in general, forms part of 'the Australian character'). Green and gold are together embodied on the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, the official symbol of the Australian government. Australia's coat of arms features the golden wattle, an ornate fixture to the sanctioned shield. Prior to independence and subsequent Federation in 1901, Australia’s cricket team first wore the colours in 1899, expressed through the baggy green, the cap presented to Australian cricket players. Perceptively, the colours are primarily linked with Australian sporting accomplishments and have fervent environmental relationships with many Australians. Gold is a reflection of Australia’s beaches, mineral affluence, arid shrub/scrublands and desert areas of the island-continent nation. Green represents the flora of its forests, eucalyptus leaves and meadowlands of the Australian countryside. ==Uses== Teams that wear the green and gold include: * the Australia national baseball team in the World Baseball Classic; * the Australia cricket team (one day cricket and Twenty20 cricket); * the Kangaroos (rugby league); * the Diamonds (netball); * the Socceroos (men's association football (soccer)); * the Matildas (women's association football (soccer)); * the Wallabies (rugby union); * the Australian Summer Olympics team; * the Boomers (men's basketball); * the Opals (women's basketball); * the Kookaburras (men's field hockey); * the Hockeyroos (women's field hockey); * the Mighty Roos (ice hockey); * the Australia national lacrosse team; the Sharks (lacrosse); * Team Australia on UFC The Smashes The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes * the Wizards of Aus Astralian men's roller derby team 〔http://www.wizardsofaus.com.au/〕 * The Australian Outback Gridiron Team 〔http://www.outbackgridiron.com/〕 Since 1961, the Wallabies have worn a gold jersey with green lettering and trim; they changed from a primarily green jersey in order to avoid a colour clash with the Springboks of South Africa. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National colours of Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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