Emblem of the United Arab Emirates
Appearance
Coat of arms of the United Arab Emirates | |
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Armiger | United Arab Emirates |
Adopted | 1973 (Updated In 2008) |
Shield | United Arab Emirates flag and The Seven Stars of Federation of the United Arab Emirates |
Supporters | The Arab Eagle inverted and displayed |
Motto | Template:Lang-ar (United Arab Emirates) |
Earlier version(s) | |
Use | 1973 |
The emblem of the United Arab Emirates[1] (Template:Lang-ar) was officially adopted in 1973 and later modified in 2008. It is similar to the coats of arms and emblems of other Arab states.
It consists of a golden falcon (Hawk of Quraish) with a disk in the middle, which shows the UAE flag and seven stars representing the seven Emirates of the federation. The falcon has 7 feathers also representing the 7 Emirates. The falcon holds with its talons a red parchment bearing the name of the federation in Kufic script.[2]
Prior to March 22, 2008, when the emblem was modified, the falcon had a red disk, which showed an Arab sailboat in its interior, surrounded by a chain.
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