National Emblems

National Emblems

Country  :  National Emblem

Afghanistan

      :   lion

Albania

      :   double-headed eagle

Algeria

      :   star and crescent; fennec fox

Angola

      :   Palanca Negra Gigante (giant black sable antelope)

Anguilla

      :   dolphin

Argentina

      :   Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol)

Armenia

      :   Mount Ararat; eagle; lion

Australia

      :   Southern Cross constellation (five, seven-pointed stars); kangaroo; emu

Austria

      :   golden eagle, Alpine gentian, edelweiss

Azerbaijan

      :   flames of fire

Bahamas

      :   blue marlin; flamingo

Bangladesh

      :   Bengal tiger, water lily

Barbados

      :   Neptune's trident

Belarus

      :   mounted knight known as Pahonia (the Chaser)

Belgium

      :   lion

Belize

      :   Baird's tapir (a large, browsing, forest-dwelling mammal); keel-billed toucan

Benin

      :   leopard

Bermuda

      :   red lion

Bhutan

      :   thunder dragon known as Druk

Bolivia

      :   llama; Andean condor

Bosnia and Herzegovina

      :   golden lily

Botswana

      :   zebra

Brazil

      :   Southern Cross constellation

Bulgaria

      :   lion

Burkina Faso

      :   white stallion

Burma

      :   chinthe (mythical lion)

Burundi

      :   lion

Cambodia

      :   Angkor Wat temple; kouprey (wild ox)

Cameroon

      :   lion

Canada

      :   maple leaf

Central African Republic

      :   elephant

Chad

      :   goat (north); lion (south)

Chile

      :   huemul (mountain deer); Andean condor

China

      :   dragon

Christmas Island

      :   golden bosun bird

Colombia

      :   Andean condor

Comoros

      :   four stars and crescent

Congo

      :   lion; elephant

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

      :   leopard

Costa Rica

      :   clay-colored robin known as Yiguirro

Cote d'Ivoire

      :   elephant

Croatia

      :   red-white checkerboard

Cyprus

      :   Cypriot mouflon (wild sheep); white dove

Czech Republic

      :   double-tailed lion

Denmark

      :   lion; mute swan

Dominica

      :   Sisserou parrot

Dominican Republic

      :   palmchat (bird)

Ecuador

      :   Andean condor

Egypt

      :   golden eagle

El Salvador

      :   turquoise-browed motmot (bird)

Equatorial Guinea

      :   silk cotton tree

Eritrea

      :   camel

Estonia

      :   barn swallow, cornflower

Ethiopia

      :   Abyssinian lion

European Union

      :   a circle of 12 stars

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

      :   ram

Faroe Islands

      :   ram

Finland

      :   lion

France

      :   Gallic rooster, fleur-de-lis, Marianne

French Polynesia

      :   outrigger canoe

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

      :   sea lion

Gabon

      :   black panther

Gambia

      :   lion

Georgia

      :   Saint George; lion

Germany

      :   golden eagle

Ghana

      :   black star; golden eagle

Gibraltar

      :   Barbary macaque

Greece

      :   Greek cross (white cross on blue field; arms equal length)

Greenland

      :   polar bear

Guam

      :   coconut tree

Guatemala

      :   quetzal (bird)

Guernsey

      :   Guernsey cow; donkey

Guyana

      :   Canje pheasant (hoatzin); jaguar

Haiti

      :   Hispaniolan trogon (bird)

Holy See (Vatican City)

      :   crossed keys

Honduras

      :   scarlet macaw; white-tailed deer

Hong Kong

      :   orchid tree flower

Hungary

      :   Holy Crown of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen); turul (falcon)

Iceland

      :   gyrfalcon

India

      :  The Lion Capital of Ashoka

Indonesia

      :   garuda (mythical bird)

Iran

      :   lion

Iraq

      :   golden eagle

Ireland

      :   harp, shamrock (trefoil)

Isle of Man

      :   triskelion (a motif of three legs)

Israel

      :   Star of David (Magen David)

Italy

      :   white, five-pointed star (Stella d'Italia)

Jamaica

      :   green-and-black streamertail (bird)

Japan

      :   red sun disc; chrysanthemum

Jersey

      :   Jersey cow

Jordan

      :   eagle

Kazakhstan

      :   golden eagle

Kenya

      :   lion

Kiribati

      :   frigatebird

Korea, North

      :   red star

Korea, South

      :   taegeuk (yin yang symbol)

Kuwait

      :   golden falcon

Kyrgyzstan

      :   gyrfalcon

Laos

      :   elephant

Latvia

      :   white wagtail (bird)

Lebanon

      :   cedar tree

Lesotho

      :   Basotho hat

Liberia

      :   white star

Libya

      :   star and crescent; hawk

Lithuania

      :   mounted knight known as Vytis (the Chaser)

Luxembourg

      :   lion

Macau

      :   lotus blossom

Macedonia

      :   eight-rayed sun

Malaysia

      :   tiger

Maldives

      :   coconut palm, yellowfin tuna

Malta

      :   Maltese cross

Mauritania

      :   star and crescent

Mexico

      :   golden eagle

Moldova

      :   aurochs (a type of wild cattle)

Mongolia

      :   soyombo emblem

Montenegro

      :   double-headed eagle

Morocco

      :   pentacle symbol; lion

Nepal

      :   rhododendron blossom

Netherlands

      :   lion

New Caledonia

      :   kagu bird

New Zealand

      :   Southern Cross constellation (four, five-pointed stars); kiwi (bird), silver fern

Nicaragua

      :   turquoise-browed motmot (bird)

Nigeria

      :   eagle

Norfolk Island

      :   Norfolk Island pine

Northern Mariana Islands

      :   latte stone

Norway

      :   lion

Oman

      :   Khanjar dagger superimposed on two crossed swords

Pakistan

      :   star and crescent

Panama

      :   harpy eagle

Papua New Guinea

      :   bird of paradise

Paraguay

      :   lion

Peru

      :   vicuna (a camelid related to the llama)

Philippines

      :   Philippine eagle

Poland

      :   white eagle

Portugal

      :   armillary sphere (a spherical astrolabe modeling objects in the sky and representing the Republic)

Puerto Rico

      :   Puerto Rican spindalis (bird); coqui (frog)

Romania

      :   golden eagle

Russia

      :   bear; double-headed eagle

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

      :   Saint Helena plover (bird)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

      :   brown pelican

Saint Lucia

      :   twin pitons (volcanic peaks); Saint Lucia parrot

Saint Martin

      :   brown pelican

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

      :   16th-century sailing ship

Samoa

      :   Southern Cross constellation (five, five-pointed stars)

San Marino

      :   three peaks each displaying a tower

Saudi Arabia

      :   palm tree surmounting two crossed swords

Senegal

      :   lion

Serbia

      :   double-headed eagle

Sierra Leone

      :   lion

Singapore

      :   lion, merlion (mythical half lion-half fish creature), orchid

Slovakia

      :   double-barred cross (Cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius) surmounting three peaks

Slovenia

      :   Mount Triglav

Somalia

      :   leopard

South Africa

      :   springbok antelope

South Sudan

      :   African fish eagle

Spain

      :   Pillars of Hercules

Sri Lanka

      :   lion

Sudan

      :   secretary bird

Swaziland

      :   lion; elephant

Sweden

      :   three crowns; lion

Switzerland

      :   Swiss cross (white cross on red field; arms equal length)

Syria

      :   hawk

Taiwan

      :   white, 12-rayed sun on blue field

Tajikistan

      :   crown surmounted by seven, five-pointed stars

Tanzania

      :   Uhuru (Freedom) torch

Thailand

      :   garuda (mythical half-man, half-bird figure); elephant

Tokelau

      :   tuluma (fishing tackle box)

Tonga

      :   red cross on white field; arms equal length

Trinidad and Tobago

      :   scarlet ibis (bird of Trinidad); cocrico (bird of Tobago)

Tunisia

      :   encircled red star and crescent

Turkey

      :   star and crescent

Turkmenistan

      :   Akhal-Teke horse

Uganda

      :   grey crowned crane

Ukraine

      :   trident (tryzub)

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)

Vanuatu

      :   boar's tusk

Venezuela

      :   troupial (bird)

Vietnam

      :   yellow, five-pointed star on red field; lotus blossom

Wallis and Futuna

      :   red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red field

Yemen

      :   golden eagle

Zambia

      :   African fish eagle

Zimbabwe

      :   Zimbabwe bird symbol, African fish eagle, flame lily