Coat of arms of Egypt

Coat of arms of Egypt
Details
Armiger	Arab Republic of Egypt
Adopted	1984
Escutcheon	Tierced per pale gules, argent, and sable
Supporters	The Eagle of Saladin inverted and displayed
Motto	Arabic: جمهورية مصر العربية‎ (Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah, "Arab Republic of Egypt")

The coat of arms of Egypt (Egyptian Arabic: شعار مصر) is a golden eagle looking towards the viewer's left (dexter).

Appearance

The "Eagle of Saladin" holds a scroll on which the name of the state appears in Arabic script, Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah ("Arab Republic of Egypt"). The eagle carries on its breast a shield with the flag's colors — but with a vertical instead of a horizontal configuration. When appearing on the national flag, the eagle is rendered entirely in gold and white. During the union with Syria in the United Arab Republic (1958–1961), and in the ten years afterwards when Egypt retained the union's official name, the two green stars of the union's flag appeared in the white band of the eagle's shield. Between 1972–1984 the eagle was replaced by the golden hawk of Qureish, as part of the symbolism of the Federation of Arab Republics.

The eagle as a symbol of Saladin is disputed by archeologists. The symbol of an eagle was found on the west wall of the citadel of Cairo (constructed by Saladin), and so is assumed by many to be his personal symbol. There is, however, little proof to defend this. It was subsequently adopted as a symbol of Arab nationalism by Iraq, Palestine, and Yemen (and formerly by Libya).

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  Coat of arms of the Sultanate of Egypt (1914–1922)

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  Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953)

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  Coat of arms of the Republic of Egypt (1953–1958)

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  Coat of arms of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971)

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  Coat of arms of Egypt within the Federation of Arab Republics, and during the seven years after the Federation's dissolution (1972–1984)

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  Coat of arms as it appears on the Flag of Egypt, 1984–present.

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  Coat of arms of Egypt as used in Government and Military flags.

See also

• Flag of Egypt
• Coat of arms of Iraq
• Heraldry
• Egypt
• Country coats of arms

References

• el Ansary, Nasser (2001). "L'emblème de l'État égyptien [The emblem of the Egyptian State]" (in French). L'Encyclopédie des souverains d'Égypte des pharaons à nos jours [The Encyclopedia of rulers of Egypt from the Pharaohs until today]. Alleur: Éditions du Perron. pp. 138–141. ISBN 9782871141730. OCLC 48965345. 

External links

• "Historical coats of arms of Egypt" (in Arabic) (PDF, 7.63 MB). Egypt State Information Service. http://www.sis.gov.eg/PDF/Ar/History/0809000000000000210003.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-13.