Syria coat of arms

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Syria coat of arms
Coat of arms of Syria.svg
Details

The Coat of arms of Syria - State Emblem of the Arab Republic of Syria - is a golden falcon (no Eagle) with black outlines. This falcon is known as the " falcon of the Quraish ". Other Arab countries also use this heraldic animal, or have used it in the past.

description

In contrast to most birds of prey used in heraldry , the Qureish falcon mostly looks to the left . The animal wears a long-pointed shield on its chest that shows the country's flag turned vertically . There are two crossed laurel branches under the coat of arms . Above the falcon's claws lies a green banner on which the official name of the country is written in black letters: "al-Jumhūriyya al-'arabiyya as-sūriyya" in Arabic الجمهورية العربية السورية, (literally: Syrian Arab Republic).

use

The national coat of arms was introduced with independence on April 17, 1946 and is used among other things in official documents and stamps. The coat of arms has appeared on the country's coins since 1950, with an interruption in the years 1958–1961 when Syria was part of the United Arab Republic . During this time, a variant of the eagle saladin was used. The watermark of the Syrian banknotes also shows the national coat of arms.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Exceptions are Libya (there are anti-Egyptian reasons) and the UAE
  2. ↑ Schön, World Coin Catalog 20th Century, 34th edition 2006, p. 1546 ff.
  3. ↑ Images of Syrian banknotes from Worldpapermoney.org