Bahrain's coat of arms
Bahrain's coat of arms | |
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Introduced | circa 1964 |
Heraldic shield | Bahrain flag |
Sign holder | red and white bay leaves |
The coat of arms of Bahrain has been known since around 1964.
description
The coat of arms shows in a red shield a white shield head separated by a lace cut .
Red and white bay leaves are arranged around the shield .
The Bahrain flag is divided across by the tip cut in white and red to 1/3 to 2/3.
Originally, a crown was intended as a symbol of ruling power.
history
After other Arab states had also adopted flags, it took a few years before other state symbols were created. First, the Bahrain Sheikdom introduced a coat of arms. It was designed in the 1930s by the British advisor to the then Emir of Bahrain , Sir Charles Belgrave . Belgrave, the last British adviser to the ruler, reduced the flag's peaks from eight to three.
literature
- Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. With current country information Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-8289-3631-7 .