Iraq (1931-1959)

The Coat of Arms of the State of 'Iraq shall consist of a mantling having the colours of the 'Iraq flag, the red being at the top followed downward consecutively by the black, the white and the green, surrounded by a gilt margin, and wrinkled in the form of a rose at the two upper corners and bound by a gilt ribbon ending in a form of a tassel. On the top of the mantling shall be placed the crown of 'Iraq supported by two stars, with the colours of the 'Iraq flag, each with seven rays, symbolizing the Arabs and the Kurds. In the centre of the mantling shall be a shield with a frame on the upper side of which shall be inscribed "al Adlu Asa'ul Mulk", and at the bottom of it "1339", being the Hijra date of the accession of H.M. King Faisal I, to the throne of 'Iraq. On both sides of the frame, between the two aforementioned inscriptions, there shall be certain ornaments of Arab style, and in the center of the shield, four date trees bending which appear in the horizon representing the Tigris and the Euphrates running downward and meeting in from of the date tree, thus representing Shatt-al-Arab. On the junction of the two rivers there shall be a sword and lance crossed, the former being on the right and the latter on the left side. The shield shall be supported by an Arab horse on the right side and a Babylonian Lion on the left. On the lower part of the mantling, beneath the shield, there shall be a cotton branch and a sheaf of seven ears of wheat crossing each other.
== Sources ==
Raven, a Journal of Vexillology, volume 28
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