Coat of arms of Somalia

Coat of arms of Somalia
Armiger	Federal Republic of Somalia
Adopted	10 October 1956

The banner of arms, which serves as national flag

The coat of arms of Somalia was adopted on October 10, 1956 and features a golden framed shield of the Somali flag supported by two Leopards standing on spears. The Leopard is a common animal seen in Somalia. Leopards are a common motif in Somali culture.

Official description

The Constitution of Somalia describes the coat of arms of the nation as follows:

The emblem of the Federal Republic of Somalia is a blue shield with a gold frame, in the centre of which is a silver-coated, five-pointed star. The shield is surmounted by a decorated emblem with five golden heads, with two lateral ones halved. The shield is borne from the sides by two leopards facing each other under the lower point of the shield, along with two palm leaves, which are interlaced with a white ribbon.

Historical coats of arms

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  Emblem of The Omani Empire (1700–1856)
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  Coat of Arms of The Ottoman Empire (1846–1882)
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  Coat of Arms of The Khedivate of Egypt (1874–1884)
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  Emblem of Sultanate of Hobyo (1878–1888)
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  Coat of Arms of The Ottoman Empire (1882–1884)
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  Emblem of The British Raj (1884–1898)
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  Coat of arms of United Kingdom (1884–1952)
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  Coat of arms of Kingdom of Italy (1889–1890)
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  Coat of arms of Italian Somaliland (1889–1936)
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  Coat of arms of Kingdom of Italy (1890–1929)
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  Coat of arms of British Somaliland (1903–1950)
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  Coat of arms of Fascist Italy (1929–1941)
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  Coat of arms of Italian East Africa (1938–1941)
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  Coat of arms of Somalia Governorate (1938–1941)
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  Emblem of Italy (1950–1960)
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  Emblem of United Nations (1950–1960)
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  Coat of arms of British Somaliland (1950–1952)
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  Coat of arms of British Somaliland (1952–1960)
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  Coat of arms of United Kingdom (1952–1960)

Subnational emblems

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  Jubaland
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  Himan and Heeb
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  Maakhir (2004–2005)
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  Puntland
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  South West State of Somalia
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  Khatumo State

Armed Forces emblems

The Armed Forces branches have unique emblems based on the national coat of arms.

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  Armed Forces
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  Army
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  Navy
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  Air Force

External links

• Somalia at Flags of the World