Emblem of Algeria
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Emblem of Algeria | |
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Armiger | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria |
Adopted | 1 November 1976 |
Blazon | At the top, the sun rising over a mountain, In the center, a skilled goldsmith symmetrical about the major, the three central fingers together, the two ends of the fingers ended in beak of a dove carrying an olive branch. At the bottom, the crescent and star. Right, the ballot box topped with three ears differentiated and oak leaves and left an olive branch with fruit, layered and topped with a palm roof and smokestacks and oil drilling derricks and form of an outside circumference with an inscription in Arabic |
Motto | الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشّعبية "People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" |
The national emblem of Algeria (Arabic: الشعار الوطني الجزائري, Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵔⵜ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⵔ) is the seal used by the government, as other states use coats of arms.
Description
The current form of the emblem with Arabic writing was adopted on 1 November 1976, but was only differentiated from previous one by the changing of the motto from French to Arabic. Contained on the emblem is the crescent that is also found on the flag of Algeria, and is a symbol of Islam. The text that encircles the emblem says in Arabic: الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية ("The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria", the country's official name).
The hand of Fatima, a traditional symbol of the region, appears in front of the Atlas Mountains, below a rising sun representing a new era. Buildings stand for industry and plants for agriculture.
Historic coats of arms and emblems
Coat of arms of Ottoman Algeria (–1830)
Coat of arms of Algeria during the colonial period (1830–1962)[1]
Seal of the Emirate of Abdelkader (1832–1847)
Touggourt Coat of Arms (French Algeria) (–1871)
Coat of arms of French Algeria during Second Empire (1865)
Seal of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (1958–1962)
See also
References
- ^ "Algérie" (in French). Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
External links
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- Official website of the Government of Algeria
- Algeria at national-symbol.com
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