Emblem of Qatar
The coat of arms of Qatar was introduced in 1976.
Description
The coat of arms shows in a sand-colored circle, two crossed white scimitar, behind which a dhow floating on blue and white wavy lines in natural colors next to an island with two palm trees.
The circle is surrounded by a circular band that is horizontally divided by a jagged dividing line in white and maroon.
The white portion is located in Brown Kufi script, the state name ( دولة قطر, Qatar Daulat DMG ), in the brown section of the English translation (State of Qatar ) in white letters.
The coat of arms is also shown in the English versions without inscription, the middle circle is sometimes yellow, the scimitar also brown.
The colors and the jagged separation of the outer ring are taken from the flag of Qatar.
Symbolism
The curved sword is a typical weapon of the Arabs and to commemorate the glorious past. It also has religious significance and shows the boundary between right and wrong.
The palm trees are the desire to make the desert fertile symbolize.
The sailing ship shows the importance of shipping for the country.
History
After the Nachbarscheichtum Bahrain had been a national coat of arms, enough of the run as a national emblem country name in brown color anymore. So the first early form of the coat of arms was introduced in 1966.
The current coat of arms was introduced in 1976 to replace the simpler monochrome emblem, which consisted only of two scimitars, a pearl oyster and two palm branches with the inscription Qatar.
The elements of the coat of arms can be found in the symbols of the state several Arab countries: The traditional Arab scimitar or curved sword in the coats of arms of Saudi Arabia and Oman, the duration in the coat of arms of Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
The palm is also a national symbol of Saudi Arabia.