Emblem of Iran
The coat of arms of Iran (Persian: نشان رسمی ایران ) shows since the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979 in a stylized Perso- Arabic script, the word Allah for God.
Description
This is reminiscent of a calligraphic lettering character consists of four crescents and a sword. These five vertically arranged components represent the five pillars of Islam.
There is a Shadda, the doubling character of the Arabic script, which can be interpreted as a reinforcement of the symbolized by the gun force here over the bar tip.
As a whole, can be the sign as stylized signature Allah / الله / Allah / read God '.
The symmetrical design is considered as an expression of balance and stability.
Overall, the shape of the emblem also reminiscent of a tulip, a symbol rooted in the Persian mythology, which refers to the idea that wherever the blood of a fighter was shed for his country, grow a tulip. In recent times, this myth is related by some artists on Islamic martyrdom.
The motif is also found in the flag of Iran.
History
The coat of arms refers to Islam. It was created by Hamid Nadimi and approved by Ayatollah Khomeini on May 9, 1980 as a national emblem. It was created after the until then used on the national flag old imperial emblem of Persia (lion with sword in front of a rising sun ) was abolished in the wake of the Islamic revolution and should be replaced by a symbol that is not reminiscent of the monarchical conditions.
The old imperial emblem is, however, still valid as a protection symbol: Red Lion with red sun under the Geneva Convention. Despite the change to the Red Crescent in 1980, Iran further expressly reserves the right to use the Red Lion and Sun.
Unicode
The current emblem of Iran is taken " Farsi symbol" in the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block at code point U 262 B under the name.