Coat of arms of Egypt
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The Egyptian coat of arms is a golden eagle looking toward the left. The symbol dates from the time of Saladin.
[edit] Appearance
On the pedestal, on which the so-called "Eagle of Saladin" stands, appears in Arabic script the national name Jumhuriyat 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. After the end of the United Arab Republic in 1961, the eagle carried two stars in this place until 1971. 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.
[edit] See also
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 • Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) • Zambia • Zimbabwe
Dependencies and other territories
British Indian Ocean Territory •
Canary Islands •
Ceuta •
Melilla •
Madeira Islands •
Mayotte •
Réunion •
St. Helena
el:Εθνόσημο της Αιγύπτου es:Escudo de Egipto he:סמל מצרים nl:Wapen van Egypte no:Egypts riksvåpen pl:Godło Egiptu sr:Грб Египта fi:Egyptin vaakuna
