About PNG,
National Icon

The national emblem of Papua New Guinea consists of a bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a  kundu  drum. It was designed by Hal Holman, an Australian artist working for the Papuan government. The emblem and the National 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.