Iraq Coat of Arms

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Iraq Coat of Arms
Coat of arms of Iraq (2008 – present) .svg
Details
Introduced 2008
Sign holder Saladin eagle
Motto (motto) "Allahu Akbar", "Allah is great"
Previous
versions

  • Coat of arms of Iraq from 2004 to 2008.

  • Coat of arms of Iraq 1991 to 2004.

  • Coat of arms of Iraq from 1965 to 1991.

  • Coat of arms of Iraq from 1959 to 1965.

  • Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iraq from 1921 to 1958.

The coat of arms of Iraq was officially introduced in 1965. However, until 1992 the division of the escutcheon was vertical instead of horizontal. The spelling of the text "Allahu akbar" added in 1992 was changed to Kufic in 2004 . In 2008 the three green stars were removed.

The coat of arms consists of a Saladin eagle with a breast shield , which shows the national colors red-white-black. In the white field there is the inscription "Allahu Akbar" for " Allah is great". The eagle holds the lettering al-Jumhariya al-Iraqiya (Iraqi Republic) in its claws .

The Saladin eagle was also used by the United Arab Republic . In 1965 Iraq wanted to express its will to unite with Syria and Egypt . However, nothing came of these plans.

Together with the draft of a new Iraqi flag , the provisional government council decided on April 26, 2004 to change the state insignia : a star with a wheat ear, established in 1958 when the Republic of Iraq was proclaimed, is to be used again. The change was not made at the time, but the three stars were removed from the flag in 2008, so that a change in the coat of arms was necessary.

Web links

Commons : Coat of Arms of Iraq  - Collection of images, videos and audio files