National emblem
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) .
A national emblem symbolically represents a nation . Most national emblems originate in the natural world, (as animals , say or birds ), but another object may serve.
National emblems may appear on many thing such as the national flag , coat of arms , or other patriotic materials. One should not confuse a formal national emblem with less formal symbols potentially associated with tourism or clichés , for example windmills in 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.
Argentina ? Puma and Hornero (bird)Armenia - Eagle and Lion Australia ? Kangaroo , Emu Austria ? Black Eagle Bangladesh ? Royal Bengal Tiger (National Animal), Magpie Robin (National Bird)Belgium ? Lion (Leo Belgicus )Belize - Baird's Tapir Bhutan - Takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana )Bolivia ? Llama Brazil ? Rufous-bellied Thrush (bird)Brittany ? Stoat Bulgaria ? Lion Cambodia ? Kouprey (mammal), Giant Ibis (bird), Asian river terrapin (reptile), Giant barb (fish)[1] Canada ? Beaver , Canadian Horse Chile ? Condor , Huemul People's Republic of China ? crane (official bird), Giant panda (mammal), Chinese dragon (historical)Colombia ? Andean Condor Croatia - Dalmatian (unofficial)Cyprus ? Cyprus Mouflon Cuba - Cuban Crocodile Czech Republic ? Double-tailed Lion Denmark ? Lion Dominican Republic - Palmchat (official), Ashy-faced Owl , Hispaniolan Parrot East Timor ? Crocodile Ecuador -Andean Condor Egypt ? Saladin's Eagle England - Lion Eritrea ? Camel Estonia ? Barn Swallow Ethiopia - Abyssinian Lion (also known as the Lion of Judah )Finland ? Lion , Whooper Swan , Brown Bear , European perch , Ladybird France ? Gallic rooster (unofficial)Germany ? Black Eagle (Bundesadler Leopard (unofficial)Greece - Athenian Owl (obsolete)Guatemala ? Quetzal Guyana - Canje Pheasant and Jaguar Hungary - Turul Iceland ? Falcon India ? Peacock (National Bird); Royal Bengal Tiger (National Animal); Indian Elephant (unofficial)Iran - Lion Ireland - Irish Wolfhound or Irish Setter (unofficial)Mountain Hare (unofficial)Italy ? Italian Wolf (unofficial)Indonesia ? Garuda , Komodo dragon Jamaica ? Green-and-black Streamertail Japan ? Pheasant North Korea - Siberian Tiger South Korea ? Magpie (unofficial bird), Korean tiger (unofficial animal)Laos ? Elephant Republic of Macedonia - Lion Malaysia ? Malayan Tiger Maldives ? Yellowfin tuna Malta ? Blue Rock Thrush (bird), Kelb-tal Fenek (dog)Mexico ? Golden Eagle Moldova ? Auroch Montenegro ? Lion Nepal ? Cow Netherlands ? Lion New Zealand ? Kiwi Nicaragua - Turquoise-browed Motmot Northern Ireland ? Elk , Deer Norway ? Lion , Goldcrest Pakistan ? Markhor (national animal); Chukar (national bird)Panama ? Harpy Eagle Papua New Guinea - Bird of Paradise Peru - Vicuña (animal), Andean Cock-of-the-rock (bird).Philippines ? Philippine Eagle (National bird), Carabao (National animal)Poland ? White Eagle , White Stork (unofficial)Portugal ? galo de Barcelos , cock Qatar - Oryx Romania ? Golden Eagle Russia ? Bear , Golden Bicephalic Eagle Saint Kitts and Nevis - Vervet Monkey (mammal), Brown Pelican (bird)Scotland ? Lion , Unicorn , Golden Eagle Serbia ? White Bicephalic Eagle , Wolf Singapore ? Merlion , Lion Slovenia - Brown Bear , Olm South Africa ? Springbok Antelope Soviet Union ? Siberian Tiger Spain ? Bull (as Osborne's bull )Sri Lanka ? Lion Sudan ? Secretary Bird Sweden ? Lion , Mountain Hare Taiwan ? Seema Thailand ? Thai Elephant Trinidad and Tobago - Blue Morpho (emperor butterfly)Turkey - Grey Wolf U.A.E. - Arabian Horse Uganda ? Grey Crowned Crane United Kingdom ? Bulldog , European Robin , Lion , Red Fox United States of America ? Bald Eagle Venezuela ? Turpial Vietnam - Water Buffalo Wales ? Y Ddraig Goch
National personifications
See: National personification
Plants (National flora)
See Floral emblem
Trees
Inanimate objects
Albania ? castle of Kruja Argentina ? Yerba mate Armenia ? Mount Ararat Australia ? southern cross (5 stars), Federation Star Azerbaijan ? fire Brazil ? Southern Cross , Christ the Redeemer , Sugarloaf Mountain China ? Tiananmen , Blue Sky with a White Sun
Cambodia ? Angkor Wat Colombia ? Poporo Quimbaya Croatia ? checkerboard (?ahovnica )Denmark - The Round Tower Estonia ? limestone France - Eiffel Tower (unofficial), Mona Lisa (unofficial), Louvre (unofficial)Greece - Parthenon (unofficial)India ? the Lion Capital of Asoka , spinning wheelIran - Takht e Jamshid (Perspolis )Ireland ? celtic harp (official) called a clairseach ,Celtic Cross ,Newgrange Israel ? the menorah Italy ? Leaning Tower of Pisa (unofficial), Colosseum (unofficial), Venetian gondola (unofficial) Japan ? the Sun , depicted without raysLaos - the Pha That Luang New Zealand ? southern cross (4 stars)Pakistan - Minar-e-Pakistan (Tower of Pakistan) and Teen Talwar (Three Swords) (All unofficial) Philippines - Rice Peru - Machu Picchu , Pisco and Cajón .Poland - the old Castle Quebec - Ceinture fléchée , Maple syrup , Château Frontenac , Percé Rock Russia - Moscow Kremlin Saudi Arabia ? the sword of a thousand truths Scotland - Tartan (Various)Serbia ? firesteels Slovenia - Triglav with Alja?ev stolp Soviet Union ? Hammer and sickle Sweden ? Three Crowns Taiwan ? Blue Sky with a White Sun United States -Mount Rushmore Vietnam - Sickle and Yellow Star
Nationalized patriotic symbols
Acadia - Acadian Flag , Flag of France Argentina ? Sun of May Australia ? fingers for yellow pages Bangladesh - Red Sun Bosnia and Herzegovina - Lilium bosniacum Bhutan - DragonBrittany ? Ermine Canada ? Maple Leaf Chile - Alone Star China - The Great Wall Croatia ? Checkerboard England ? St George's Cross , Three Lions Finland - Finland's Lion France ? Fleur-de-lis (Ancien Régime )Germany ? Iron Cross Greece - Greek Cross , Vergina Sun Hungary - Patriarchal cross and three mountains, Árpád's lines, Holy CrownIndia ? Ashoka Chakra , Lion Capital of Asoka Indonesia ? Garuda Pancasila Iran - A symbol saying "ALLAH" Ireland ? harp , shamrock Isle of Man ? Triskelion Israel ? Star of David Italy - Savoyard Cross (obsolete)Japan -Chrysanthemum Throne South Korea ? Yin Yang Lebanon ? Phoenician Longship (obsolete)Republic of Macedonia - Vergina Sun (obsolete), eight-rayed sunMalaysia ? Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Stars)Malta ? George Cross , Maltese Cross Northern Ireland ? red handOman - National Emblem of Oman Pakistan ? Star and crescent (unofficial)Poland - White Eagle (Orze? Bia?y)Portugal - Armillary sphere , Braganza shield , Cross of the Order of Christ (obsolete); Cross of the Order of Aviz (obsolete)Quebec ? Flag of Quebec , Patriote flag , Flag of France , Fleur-de-lis , Le Vieux de '37 Serbia ? firesteels Singapore ? Lion head Slovakia ? patriarchal cross and three mountainsScotland ? Saltire or St Andrew's CrossSpain - Pillars of Hercules Sweden - Three Crowns Switzerland ? Swiss cross Turkey ? star and crescent Ukraine ? trident United States - Statue of Liberty Vietnam - Yellow lotus Europe Council of Europe which is does not have a link with the European Union in 1955 and then adopted by the European Union in 1986
Patron saints
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Ethiopia - Saint George Europe - Saint Benedict , Saints Cyril and Methodius Finland - Saint Henry France - Saint Louis IX Galicia - Saint James the Great Georgia - Saint George , Saint Nina Germany - Saint Michael (Patron of the German People), Saint Boniface (Apostle of the Germans)
Greece - Mary , Saint Andrew , Saint George , Saint Nicholas Herzegovina - Saint Sava Hungary - Mary , Saint Steven of Hungary India - Saint Thomas Ireland - Saint Patrick , Saint Brigid of Kildare , Saint Colmcille Italy - Saint Francis of Assisi , Saint Catherine of Siena North Korea , South Korea - Andrew Kim Taegon Lebanon - Saint Maron Mexico - Our Lady of Guadalupe Montenegro - Saint George Northern Ireland - Saint Patrick Norway - Saint Olav Philippines - Mary, the Immaculate Conception , Our Lady of Guadalupe , Saint Lorenzo Ruiz , Blessed Perdo Calunsod Poland - Our Lady of Czestochowa ,Saint Wojciech (Adalbert) Portugal - Saint George (obsolete), Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Fatima Quebec - John the Baptist , Saint Anne , Jean de Brébeuf and the seven other Canadian Martyrs Romania - Saint Andrew ,Saint John of Vlakh Russia - Mary , Saint Nicholas , Saint Andrew , Saint George , Saint Alexander Nevsky , Saint Sergius of the Radonezh , Saint Seraphimus of the Sarov Scotland - Saint Andrew and Saint Columba (obsolete)Serbia - Saint Sava Spain - Saint James the Great Sweden - Saint Eric , Saint Birgitta United States - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Venezuela - Our Lady of Coromoto Wales - Saint David
References
See also
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