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What does the shield on the Commonwealth Coat of Arms represent?

  1. aAustralia's six largest rivers
  2. bAustralia's six main industries
  3. cThe first six towns built by settlers
  4. dThe six states united as one nationCorrect answer

Why?

The shield carries the badges of the six states and stands for federation, when they joined to form one nation. The Coat of Arms marks the authority and property of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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