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Coat of arms of the Syrian Arab Republic
Armiger	Syrian Arab Republic
Adopted	17 June 1980
Relinquished	8 December 2024
Shield	Tierced per pale Gules, Argent, and Sable, two Mullets palewise Vert
Supporters	A Hawk of Quraish
Motto	Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية

The coat of arms of the Syrian Arab Republic (شعار الجمهورية العربية السورية) was adopted in 1980, following the 1977 dissolution of the Federation of Arab Republics, whose coat of arms had until then been used by its constituent states. This emblem consist of the Hawk of Quraish supporting a shield bearing the national flag of Syria (in vertical form), and a scroll of the words "Syrian Arab Republic" (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية).

History

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Since the declaration of the Syrian Republic on 14 May 1930, Syria has had several coats of arms, albeit fairly consistent in composition - a supporter (often the Hawk of Quraish) bearing a shield, with the official Arabic name of the territory on a scroll beneath.

During Syria's union with Egypt in the United Arab Republic (UAR) between 1958 and 1961, the pan-Arab Eagle of Saladin was used as the basis of the coat of arms. Though Syria withdrew from the union in 1961, Egypt continued to use the official name, flag, and coat of arms of the UAR until 1971. Syria reverted to the coat of arms used before the UAR, inverting the colours of the mullets and the orle two years later.

During the period of the Federation of Arab Republics between 1972 and 1977, a loose association of Egypt, Libya, and Syria, the Hawk of Quraish was used as the coat of arms.

After the end of the union, all three former member states retained the Hawk of Quraish. Egypt finally reverted to the Eagle of Saladin in 1984, which had served as the coat of arms of both Egypt and Libya prior to the abortive union, and which still serves as the basis of the in this arms of Egypt, Iraq, and Palestine. Syria continued to use the Hawk of Quraish, as did Libya under Gaddafi (although the Libyan version faced to the dexter rather than to the sinister, as in the Syrian version). The coat of arms was adopted by Law No. 37 on 21 June 1980, after it was approved by the People’s Assembly on June 17, 1980 and published in the Official Gazette, Issue No. 26 of 1980.

Gallery

• Syrian Arab Republic
  (1963–1972)
• Syrian Arab Republic
  (1972–1980)
• Syrian Arab Republic
  (1980–2024)
• Seal of the president of Syria
  (?–2024)
• Seal of the prime minister of Syria
  (?–2024)
• Seal of the People's Assembly of Syria
  (?–2024)

See also

• Flag of Syria#United Arab Republic and Syrian Arab Republic
• National symbols of Syria
• Coat of arms of the United Arab Republic
• Coat of arms of Iraq
• Coat of arms of Palestine
• Coat of arms of Egypt
• Coat of arms of Sudan
• Coat of arms of Libya
• Coat of arms of Yemen

References

1. Picture of Syria flag and coat of arms | Syria flag and coat of arms Photo | World Book Encyclopedia Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine

• National coats of arms
• National symbols of Syria
• Coats of arms with birds
• National emblems with birds