A national emblem is an emblem or seal that is reserved for use by a nation state or multi-national state as a symbol of that nation. Many nations have a seal or emblem in addition to a national flag.
Other national symbols, such as national birds, trees, flowers, etc., are listed at lists of national symbols.
Terms: emblem, coats of arms, seal
editThe design of an emblem is different to that of a coat of arms which should follow the rules of heraldry and so contain a shield (escutcheon) in the center. However, many unheraldic national emblems are colloquially called national coats of arms anyway, because they are used for the same purposes as national coats of arms.[1]
Some designs of national emblems can be used one-to-one for a national seal.[2]
The same for some national coats of arms like the Great Seal of the United States which is actually a coat of arms (achievement) on a seal.
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National emblems by continent
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Seal or Emblem of Libya (provisional government)
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Seal or Emblem of Togo
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Seal or Emblem of Paraguay
In Asia
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In Oceania
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See also
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References
edit- ^ von Volborth, Carl-Alexander (1983). Heraldry: Customs, Rules and Styles. Ware, Hertfordshire: Omega Books Ltd. p. 11. ISBN 0-907853-47-1.
- ^ Seal and emblem of the United States Department of the Army: not a national emblem/seal but an example for a emblem and a seal, see also: Department of the Army Emblem, U.S. Army Center of Military History