The national emblem of Papua New Guinea consists of a bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a kundu drum.

Designed by Hal Holman, an Australian artist working for the Papuan government, Holman was also involved in the design of the National flag.

Both the emblem and the 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.

[1] The Papua New Guinea National Emblem is a partially-stylized representation of the widespread Bird of Paradise Genus paradisaea in display, head turned to its left, seated on the upturned grip of a horizontal Kundu drum with the drum-head to the right side of the bird, from behind which a horizontal ceremonial spear projects with the head to the left of the bird.