United Arab Emirates coat of arms
United Arab Emirates coat of arms | |
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Introduced | 2008 |
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use | الإمارات العربية المتحدة / al-Imārāt al-ʿarabīya al-muttaḥida |
The coat of arms of the United Arab Emirates was adopted in 1973 and slightly changed in 2008.
description
The coat of arms shows a golden falcon with white feathers, which until 2008 had a red disc on its chest on which a dhow was depicted on blue and black wavy lines. The disk was surrounded by a silver, sixteen-link chain.
Since 2008 the disc has contained the national flag .
The disc is now surrounded by a silver ring with seven five-pointed stars. In its claws the falcon holds a red banner with the state's name on itالإمارات العربية المتحدة / al-Imārāt al-ʿarabīya al-muttaḥida is written.
The dhow stands for the country's maritime tradition and can also be found in the national coats of arms of Qatar and Kuwait . The Quraish falcon is a symbol of the Koreishite tribe , to which the Prophet Mohammed belonged, and can also be found in many coats of arms of the Arabian Peninsula.
Others
Which is under construction Falcon City of Wonders , a new city within Dubai Lands in Dubai with replicas of ancient and some modern wonder of the world , following in their ground plan the shape of the State Emblem.
literature
- Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states . Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, 1992. ISBN 3-570-01082-1