Coat of arms of Iraq | |
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Armiger | Republic of Iraq |
Adopted | 1965 (original version) 2008 (current version) |
Shield | Tierced per fess Gules, Argent and Sable, on the fess point the words 'Allahu Akbar' in Arabic Kufic script Vert. |
Supporters | The eagle of Saladin, wings inverted Or. |
Motto | The words 'Jumhuriyat Al-`Iraq' in Arabic script (Arabic: 'Republic of Iraq' |
The Emblem of Iraq since the rule of Baathism features a golden black eagle looking towards the viewer's left dexter. The eagle is the Eagle of Saladin associated with 20th-century pan-Arabism, bearing a shield of the Iraqi flag, and holding a scroll below with the Arabic words جمهورية العراق (Jumhūriyyat al-ʿIrāq – "Republic of Iraq").
The emblem has been modified three times: in 1991, in 2004, and in 2008.