Coat of arms of Syria

For the old coat of arms used from 1980—2024, see Coat of arms of Ba'athist Syria.

Coat of arms of Syria
Versions
Armiger	Syria
Adopted	In de facto use since 10 December 2024
Shield	Tierced in pale Vert, Argent, and Sable, three Mullets palewise Gules
Supporters	A Hawk of Quraish
Motto	Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية
Other elements	Wheat spikes

Since the establishment of the Syrian Republic on 14 May 1930, Syria has had several coats of arms, albeit fairly consistent in composition – a supporter (often the Hawk of Quraish) bearing a shield, with the official Arabic name of the country on a scroll beneath.

History

See also: Modern history of Syria

During Syria's union with Egypt in the United Arab Republic (UAR) between 1958 and 1961, the pan-Arab Eagle of Saladin was used as the basis of the coat of arms. Though Syria withdrew from the union in 1961, Egypt continued to use the official name, flag, and coat of arms of the UAR until 1971. Syria reverted to the coat of arms used before the UAR, inverting the colours of the mullets and the orle two years later.

During the period of the Federation of Arab Republics between 1972 and 1977, a loose association of Egypt, Libya, and Syria, the Hawk of Quraish was used as the coat of arms.

After the end of the union, all three former member states retained the Hawk of Quraish. Egypt finally reverted to the Eagle of Saladin in 1984, which had served as the coat of arms of both Egypt and Libya prior to the abortive union, and which still serves as the basis of the in this arms of Egypt, Iraq, and Palestine. Syria continued to use the Hawk of Quraish, as did Libya under Gaddafi (although the Libyan version faced to the dexter rather than to the sinister, as in the Syrian version). The coat of arms was adopted by Law No. 37 on 21 June 1980, after it was approved by the People’s Assembly on June 17, 1980 and published in the Official Gazette, Issue No. 26 of 1980. This emblem consisted of the Hawk of Quraish supporting a shield bearing the national flag of Syria (in vertical form; called in heraldry-speak Tierced in pale gules, argent, and sable, two mullets palewise vert), and a scroll of the words "Syrian Arab Republic" (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية).

During the Syrian Civil War which began in March 2011, various symbols and emblems were used by the Syrian opposition including the Syrian Salvation Government, the Syrian Interim Government, and by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. After the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, the newly formed Syrian transitional government updated the coat of arms with a new escutcheon based on the flag Syria used upon independence from France in 1946.

Gallery

• 
  Emblem of the Arab Kingdom of Syria
  (1919–1920)
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  Syrian Republic
  (1945–1958)
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  United Arab Republic
  (1958–1961)
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  Syrian Arab Republic
  (1961–1963)
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  Syrian Arab Republic
  (1963–1972)
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  Syrian Arab Republic
  (1972–1980)
• 
  Syrian Arab Republic
  (1980–2024)
• 
  Syrian Transitional Government (2024–present)

See also

• Flag of Syria
• National symbols of Syria
• Coat of arms of the United Arab Republic