COUNTRY
|
NATIONAL EMBLEM
|
Afghanistan
|
Lion
|
Albania
|
double-headed eagle
|
Algeria
|
star and crescent; fennec fox
|
Angola
|
Palanca Negra Gigante (giant black sable antelope)
|
Argentina
|
Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol)
|
Azerbaijan
|
flames of fire
|
Armenia
|
Mount Ararat; eagle; lion
|
Australia
|
Southern cross constellation (five, seven-pointed
stars); Kangaroo; Emu
|
Austria
|
Golden Eagle, Alpine Gentian,
Edelweiss
|
Bangladesh
|
Bengal Tiger, Water Lily
|
Belgium
|
Lion
|
Bhutan
|
Thunder dragon known as Druk
|
Brazil
|
Southern cross constellation
|
Burma
|
Chinthe (mythical lion)
|
Cambodia
|
Angkorwat Temple; Kouprey (Wild Ox)
|
China
|
Dragon
|
Denmark
|
Lion; Mute Swan
|
Egypt
|
Golden Eagle
|
European
Union
|
A circle of 12 stars
|
Finland
|
Lion
|
France
|
Gallic Rooster, Fleur-de-lis,
Marianne
|
|
|
Germany
|
Golden Eagle
|
Greece
|
Greek Cross (white cross on blue field; arms equal
length)
|
Vatican
City
|
Crossed keys
|
Indonesia
|
Garuda (mythical bird)
|
India
|
The Lion Capital of Ashoka, which
depicts four Asiatic lions standing back to back mounted on a circular
abacus, is the official emblem; the Bengal tiger is the national animal; the
lotus is the national flower
|
Iceland
|
gyrfalcon
|
Iran
|
Lion
|
Iraq
|
Golden Eagle
|
Israel
|
Star of david (magen david)
|
Italy
|
White, five-pointed star
|
Japan
|
Red Sun Disc; Chrysanthemum
|
Kazakhstan
|
golden eagle
|
Korea,
North
|
red star
|
Korea,
South
|
taegeuk (yin yang symbol)
|
Kenya
|
Lion
|
Maldives
|
Coconut Palm, Yellowfin Tuna
|
Nepal
|
Rhododendro Blossom
|
New
Zealand
|
Southern cross constellation (four, five-pointed
stars); kiwi (bird), silver fern
|
Portugal
|
armillary sphere (a spherical
astrolabe modeling objects in the sky and representing the Republic)
|
Poland
|
white eagle
|
Pakistan
|
Star and Crescent
|
Peru
|
Vicuna (a camelid related to the llama)
|
Philippines
|
Philippine Eagle
|
Romania
|
golden eagle
|
Russia
|
bear; double-headed eagle
|
Somalia
|
Leopard
|
Syria
|
hawk
|
Saudi
Arabia
|
Palm Tree surmounting two crossed swords
|
Sweden
|
three crowns; lion
|
Sudan
|
Secretary bird
|
Singapore
|
Lion, Merlion (mythical half
lion-half fish creature), orchid
|
South
Africa
|
Springbok Antelope
|
Spain
|
Pillars of Hercules
|
Sri
Lanka
|
Lion
|
Switzerland
|
Swiss cross (white cross on red
field; arms equal length
|
Tajikistan
|
Crown surmounted by seven, five-pointed stars
|
Taiwan
|
white, 12-rayed sun on blue field
|
Thailand
|
Garuda (mythical half-man, half-bird figure); Elephant
|
Turkey
|
Star and crescent
|
Ukraine
|
Trident (tryzub)
|
Uganda
|
Grey crowned crane
|
United
Arab Emirates
|
Golden Falcon
|
United
Kingdom
|
Lion (Britain in general); Lion,
Tudor Rose (England); Lion, Unicorn, Thistle (Scotland); Dragon, Daffodil,
Leek (Wales); Harp, Flax (Northern Ireland)
|
United
States
|
Bald Eagle
|
Uruguay
|
Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol)
|
Uzbekistan
|
Khumo (mythical bird)
|
Venezuela
|
Troupial (bird)
|
Vietnam
|
Yellow, five-pointed star on red field; lotus blossom
|
Yemen
|
Golden eagle
|
Zimbabwe
|
Zimbabwe bird symbol, African fish eagle, flame lily
|
No comments: