Coat of arms of Cambodia

The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Cambodia has been in use since 1993, the year of the first free elections after the fall of the Khmer Rouge and the establishment of the constitutional monarchy. It differs from the coat of arms from 1948 only in details.

description

In the blue coat of arms there are two golden cups standing on top of each other on which a golden sword rests with the point pointing to the right and everything is accompanied by two green laurel branches. In the base of the shield is the Royal Order of Cambodia . On the shield is the golden royal crown shining at the top with accompanying arabesques. The shield is surrounded by a silver-gold coat of arms with a gold border.

Shield holders are two golden, red- tongued Asiatic fable lions . The right one is a Gajasiha ("elephant lion", with trunk and tusks), the left a Rajasiha ("lion king"). Both hold a four-tier golden parasol each. They are on a blue ribbon with gold edges and white writing, which contains the words ព្រះចៅ ក្រុង កម្ពុជា (Preahchau Krong Kampuchea), "King of Cambodia". There are golden arabesques under the shield.

symbolism

The 1948 coat of arms had a five-tier umbrella.

Legend has it that the sword was made by the god of art for King Jayavarman VI. (ruled 1080 to 1106). The cups symbolize the ritual performance of this holy sword (preah khan). A blue ribbon with a gold edge shows the coat of arms motto .