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This article is about symbols of nations. Many countries it can be used for is Chantal. For the Edwin Eugene Bagley march, see National Emblem (march). Edwin Eugene Bagley (1857-1922 was born in Craftsbury Vermont. This article is about symbols of nations Many countries it can be used for is Chantal

A national emblem symbolically represents a nation. A national symbol is a Symbol of any entity considering itself and manifesting itself to the world as a national community – namely sovereign states, but also A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered Most national emblems originate in the natural world, (as animals, say or birds), but another object may serve. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs.

National emblems may appear on many thing such as the national flag, coat of arms, or other patriotic materials. A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country One should not confuse a formal national emblem with less formal symbols potentially associated with tourism or clichés, for example windmills in the Netherlands. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel A cliché (from French, klɪ'ʃe or cliche is a phrase expression or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Even though, many unofficial symbols are as important as the official ones - or even more - official symbols are defined by law, which guarantee the proper use of them.

The national emblems of nations of the world in alphabetical order.

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National animals (National fauna)

National personifications

See: National personification

Plants (National flora)

See Floral emblem

Trees

Inanimate objects

Nationalized patriotic symbols

Patron saints

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Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Serbian Cross ( српски крст/srpski krst) is a Greek cross which has C-shapes on each of its four corners Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Triglav (Monte Tricorno is the highest Mountain in Slovenia (and formerly in all of Yugoslavia and the Illyrian Provinces) and the Julian The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The hammer and sickle is a part of Communist symbolism and its usage indicates an association with Communism, Communist Party, or Communist state "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Three Crowns (Tre Kronor is a National emblem of Sweden, present in the Coat of Arms of the Realm of Sweden, and composed by three yellow or gilded Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The Blue Sky with a White Sun ( serves as the design for the party Flag and Emblem of the Kuomintang (KMT the canton of the Flag The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental Granite sculpture by Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941 located Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially A sickle is a hand-held Agricultural Tool with a curved Blade typically used for harvesting grain crop or cutting grass for Hay. The Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture ( ACADIA) is a Non-profit organization active in the area of Computer-aided architectural design This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French The National flag of France (known in French as drapeau tricolore, drapeau français,and in military parlance les couleurs For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Sun of May ( Spanish: Sol de Mayo) is one of the national emblems of Argentina and Uruguay, and it is featured on the countries' flags For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Commonwealth Star (sometimes known as The Federation Star, The Seven Point Star or Star of Federation) is a seven-pointed star symbolising the ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Lilium carniolicum var bosniacum is a lily native to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Kingdom of Bhutan (buːˈtɑːn is a Landlocked nation in South Asia. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The maple leaf is the characteristic Leaf of the Maple tree, and is an important national symbol of Canada. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Great Wall of China ( or ( is a series of stone and earthen Fortifications in China, built rebuilt and maintained between the 6th century BC and the 16th Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Coat of arms of Croatia consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The St George's Cross (or the Cross of St George is a centred red cross on a white background The royal coat of arms of England was the official coat of arms of the monarchs of England, and were used as the official coat of arms of the Kingdom of England Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Coat of arms of Finland is a crowned lion on a red field the right forepaw replaced with an armoured hand brandishing a sword trampling on a saber with the hindpaws This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The fleur-de-lys (or fleur-de-lis, plural fleurs-de-lis ˌfləː(rdəˈliː (ˌfləː(rdəˈlɪs in Quebec) translated from French as "lily Ancien Régime ( pronounced: /ɑ̃sjɛ̃ ʁeʒim/ refers primarily to the aristocratic social and political system established in Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. For other meanings please see Iron Cross (disambiguation The Iron Cross ( was a Military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The National Emblem of Greece ( Εθνόσημο της Ελλάδας, Ethnósimo tis Elládas) consists of a blue escutcheon with a white Interpretations of the symbol The significance of the Vergina Sun is unclear Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Patriarchal cross is a variant of the Christian cross, the universal Religious symbol of Christianity. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This article is about Ashoka Chakra a symbol For information about Ashoka Chakra the Award see Ashoka Chakra Award The Ashoka Chakra The Lion capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four " Indian lions quot standing back to back The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. GARUDA is India's Grid Computing initiative connecting 17 cities across the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. The shamrock, a symbol of Ireland and a registered trademark of the Republic of Ireland, is a three-leafed old white Clover, sometimes of The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical A triskelion or triskele (both from the Greek gr ''τρισκέλιον'' or grc ''τρισκελής'' for "three-legged" is a Symbol For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Star of David or Shield of David ( Magen David in Hebrew with nikkud or מגן דוד without academically transcribed Māḡēn Dāwīḏ by Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The House of Savoy (Casa Savoia was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin and yang ( is used to describe how seemingly opposing forces are bound together intertwined and interdependent in the Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun The Republic of Macedonia (Република Interpretations of the symbol The significance of the Vergina Sun is unclear For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The flag of Malaysia, also known as the Jalur Gemilang ("Stripes of Glory" comprises a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands The George Cross ( GC) is the highest Civil decoration of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Maltese cross or Amalfi cross is identified as the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast The National Emblem of Oman ( شعار سلطنة عمان) consists of a Khanjar Dagger in a sheath that is superimposed upon two crossed swords Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Islamic star and crescent is a Symbol consisting of a Crescent with a star at the concave side Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. History Dukes Afonso, Count of Barcelos, was an illegitimate son of King João I of Portugal. Founded in 1318 the Military Order of Christ (previously Real Ordem dos Cavaleiros de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo) was the heritage of the Knights Templar in Portugal The Military Order of Aviz (Ordem Militar de Avis pron ɐ'viʃ previously to 1910 Royal Military Order of Aviz (Real Ordem Militar de Avis previously to 1789 Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelisé, was adopted for the province by the government of Quebec, during the administration of Maurice Duplessis The Patriote flag was used by the Patriote movement in Lower Canada (present-day Quebec) between 1832 and 1838 The National flag of France (known in French as drapeau tricolore, drapeau français,and in military parlance les couleurs The fleur-de-lys (or fleur-de-lis, plural fleurs-de-lis ˌfləː(rdəˈliː (ˌfləː(rdəˈlɪs in Quebec) translated from French as "lily Le Vieux de '37 (French for "The Old One of '37" more accurately translated as "The Old Man of '37" is the name under which is known an illustration Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Serbian Cross ( српски крст/srpski krst) is a Greek cross which has C-shapes on each of its four corners Singapore The lion head symbol was introduced in 1986 as an alternative national symbol of Singapore. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Patriarchal cross is a variant of the Christian cross, the universal Religious symbol of Christianity. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. St Andrew's Cross redirects here For the item of BDSM furniture see Saint Andrew's Cross (BDSM A saltire, Saint Andrew's Cross Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Pillars of Hercules was the phrase that was applied in Antiquity to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. 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Paul the apostle (שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning " Saul of Tarsus " Σαούλ Saul and Σαῦλος Saulos and The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Saint Adalbert ( Czech:; Wojciech c 956&ndash April 23, 997) a Bishop of Prague, was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Saint Wenceslaus or Saint Wenceslas (Václav HelpIPA, (c 907 &ndash September 28, 935) was duke ( kníže) of Bohemia The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Canute (or Knut IV (c 1043 &ndash July 10, 1086) also known as Canute the Saint and Canute the Holy ( Danish: Knud IV England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox "Saint Benedict" redirects here This article is about the founder of Western monasticism for other saints named Benedict see Benedict. Saints Cyril and Methodius (Κύριλλος και Μεθόδιος Old Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ и Меѳодїи) were two Byzantine Greek brothers born Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. For people and places called Saint James, see the Saint James disambiguation page Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. 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Saint Catherine of Siena, OP ( March 25 1347 – April 29 1380) was a Tertiary of the Dominican Order, North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Andrew Kim Taegon (김대건 안드레아 was the first Korean born Catholic priest Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية St Maroun also known as Saint Maron, was a 5th century Syriac Christian Monk who founded the Maronite spiritual movement The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Our Lady of Guadalupe, also called the Virgin of Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe or Virgen de Guadalupe is a 16th century Roman Catholic Mexican Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Saint Patrick (Patricius Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Roman Britain -born Christian Missionary and is the Patron saint Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP For dogmatic context see Roman Catholic Mariology. For artistic depictions see Roman Catholic Marian art. Our Lady of Guadalupe, also called the Virgin of Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe or Virgen de Guadalupe is a 16th century Roman Catholic Mexican Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, aka San Lorenzo de Manila (1600 &ndash September 29, 1637) is the first Filipino Saint ( Protomartyr Blessed Pedro Calungsod ( ca 1654, Visayas, Philippine Islands - April 2, 1672, Guam) is a Filipino Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Black Madonna of Częstochowa ( Czarna Madonna or Matka Boska Częstochowska in Polish, Imago thaumaturga Beatae Virginis Mariae Immaculatae Saint Adalbert ( Czech:; Wojciech c 956&ndash April 23, 997) a Bishop of Prague, was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox For dogmatic context see Roman Catholic Mariology. For artistic depictions see Roman Catholic Marian art. Our Lady of Fátima (ˈfatimɐ is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by those who believe that she appeared to three shepherd children at Fátima Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. Saint Anne (also Ann or Anna of David's house and line was the mother of the Virgin Mary, according to Christian tradition Saint Jean de Brébeuf ( 25 March 1593 &ndash 16 March 1649) was a Jesuit Missionary, Martyred in The North American Martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs, were eight Jesuit Missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, who were Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Saint Nicholas (Άγιος Νικόλαος, Agios Nikolaos, "victory of the people" is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a Christian Saint In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Saint Alexander Nevsky (Алекса́ндр Яросла́вич Не́вский in Russian; transliteration Aleksandr Yaroslavich Nevskij) ( May 30 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Saint Columba may refer to Columba of Scotland Saint Columba (the Virgin, also known as Saint Columba of Cornwall Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Saint Archbishop Sava (or saint Sabbas; Serbian: Свети Сава Sveti Sava) ( 1175 - January 14, 1235) originally Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. For people and places called Saint James, see the Saint James disambiguation page "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Eric ( IX) of Sweden (or Erik the Lawgiver or Erik the Saint. Saint Birgitta, also known as Santa Brigida or St Bridgid of Sweden and Birgitta of Vadstena, born Birgitta Birgersdottir ( 1303 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For dogmatic context see Roman Catholic Mariology. 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A national symbol is a Symbol of any entity considering itself and manifesting itself to the world as a national community – namely sovereign states, but also Iconography is the branch of Art history which studies the identification description and the interpretation of the content of images This is a list of national animals: National Sub-national United Kingdom Romania Australia United States Most countries have Anthems defined as "a song as of praise devotion or patriotism" most anthems are either marches or Hymns in style This is a list of national birds, most official but some unofficial Angola - Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus * Anguilla This article is about symbols of nations Many countries it can be used for is Chantal A national sport is a Sport or Game that is considered to be a intrinsic part of the culture of a Nation. A national poet or national bard is a Poet held by tradition and popular acclaim to represent the identity beliefs and principles of a particular national This page lists state and national Mottos for the world's independent States The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition and The list of flags by country shows all Countries in current existence and their corresponding Flags For a list of former countries see List of extinct A flag carrier refers to a Transportation company such as an Airline or Shipping company that is locally registered in a given Country In a number of countries plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas
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