Coat of arms of Egypt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Egyptian coat of arms (Arabic: شعار مصر) is a golden eagle looking towards the viewer's left (dexter).
[edit] Appearance
The "Eagle of Saladin" holds a scroll on which the name of the state appears in Arabic script, Gumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiya ("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. During the union with Syria in the United Arab Republic (1958-1961) and until 1971, the eagle carried two stars in this place. Between 1972 and 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. then it was subsequently adopted by several other Arab states (Iraq, Palestine, and Yemen).
[edit] Heraldic blazon
An eagle or and sable displayed, with shield tierced per pale gules, argent and sable.
[edit] See also
Coats of arms of Africa | |
|---|---|
| Sovereign states | Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gabon · The Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · Swaziland · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe |
| Dependencies, autonomies and other territories | Canary Islands (Spain) · Ceuta (Spain) · Madeira (Portugal) · Mayotte (France) · Melilla (Spain) · Puntland · Réunion (France) · St. Helena (UK) · Socotra (Yemen) · Somaliland · Southern Sudan · Western Sahara · Zanzibar (Tanzania) |
da:Ægyptens nationalvåben de:Wappen Ägyptens el:Εθνόσημο της Αιγύπτου es:Escudo de Egipto hr:Grb Egipta bpy:মিশরর চিনত্হান he:סמל מצרים hu:Egyiptom címere nl:Wapen van Egypte ja:エジプトの国章 no:Egypts riksvåpen pl:Godło Egiptu sr:Грб Египта fi:Egyptin vaakuna sv:Egyptens statsvapen
