Royal Arms of Cambodia

Royal Arms of Cambodia ព្រះឆាយាល័ក្ខកម្ពុជា
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Crest	Royal Crown of Cambodia
Supporters	Gajasingha and Singha
Motto	ព្រះចៅក្រុងកម្ពុជា Preah Chao-Krung-Kampuchea
Orders	The Royal Order of Cambodia

The royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Cambodia is the symbol of the Cambodian monarchy. They have existed in some form close to the one depicted since the establishment of the independent Kingdom of Cambodia in 1953. It is the symbol on the Royal Standard of the reigning monarch of Cambodia.

Description

Depicted on the coat of arms are two animals which are a gajasingha (a lion with an elephant trunk) on the left, and a rajasingha (a royal lion), on the right. Supported by the animals are two royal five-tiered umbrellas representing the King and the Queen^{[citation needed]}. In between is a royal crown with a ray of light at its top. Beneath the crown are an Unalome sign, two pedestaled platters layered on top of each other with a sacred sword and a Khmer version of the symbol for Aum sitting on top. The Khmer language phrase on the bottom the royal coat of arms translates to: Preah Chao (royal or auspicious ruler) - Krung (area, or in this case, kingdom) - Kampuchea (Cambodia), thus, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

History

The arms were discontinued with the overthow of the constitutional monarchy during the Khmer Republic era (1970–1975) and remained in disuse during Democratic Kampuchea (i.e., Khmer Rouge era: 1975-1979), the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989), and the State of Cambodia (1989–1993). They have since been resurrected for official use with the restoration of the monarchy under Norodom Sihanouk in Cambodia since 1993.

Image	Coat of Arms of
	The Khmer Republic		Democratic Kampuchea		People's Republic of Kampuchea and the State of Cambodia		United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)

See also

Flag of Cambodia
List of Arms of Cambodia