Coat of arms of Sudan
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The national emblem of Sudan
was adopted in 1969. It shows a secretarybird bearing a shield from the time of Muhammad Ahmad
, the self-proclaimed Mahdi
who briefly ruled Sudan in the 19th century.
Two scrolls are placed on the arms; the upper one displays the national motto, An-nasr lana النصر لنا ("Victory is ours"), and the lower one displays the title of the state, جمهورية السودان Jumhuriyat as-Sudan ("Republic of Sudan").
The coat of arms is also the Presidential seal and is found in gold on the flag of the President of Sudan
and on the vehicles carrying the President and at his residence.
The secretarybird was chosen as a distinctively Sudanese and indigenous variant of the "Eagle of Saladin
" and "Hawk of Quraysh" seen in the emblems of some Arab states, and associated with Arab nationalism
(see coat of arms of Egypt
, etc.).
enclosed by two palm-trees and olive branches, with the name of the state, جمهورية السودان Jumhuriyat as-Sudan ("Republic of Sudan"), displayed below.
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
was adopted in 1969. It shows a secretarybird bearing a shield from the time of Muhammad Ahmad
Muhammad Ahmad
Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah was a religious leader of the Samaniyya order in Sudan who, on June 29, 1881, proclaimed himself as the Mahdi or messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith...
, the self-proclaimed Mahdi
Mahdi
In Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on Earth for seven, nine or nineteen years- before the Day of Judgment and, alongside Jesus, will rid the world of wrongdoing, injustice and tyranny.In Shia Islam, the belief in the Mahdi is a "central religious...
who briefly ruled Sudan in the 19th century.
Two scrolls are placed on the arms; the upper one displays the national motto, An-nasr lana النصر لنا ("Victory is ours"), and the lower one displays the title of the state, جمهورية السودان Jumhuriyat as-Sudan ("Republic of Sudan").
The coat of arms is also the Presidential seal and is found in gold on the flag of the President of Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
and on the vehicles carrying the President and at his residence.
The secretarybird was chosen as a distinctively Sudanese and indigenous variant of the "Eagle of Saladin
Saladin
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
" and "Hawk of Quraysh" seen in the emblems of some Arab states, and associated with Arab nationalism
Arab nationalism
Arab nationalism is a nationalist ideology celebrating the glories of Arab civilization, the language and literature of the Arabs, calling for rejuvenation and political union in the Arab world...
(see coat of arms of Egypt
Coat of arms of Egypt
The coat of arms of Egypt is a golden eagle looking towards the viewer's left .-Appearance:The "Eagle of Saladin" holds a scroll on which the name of the state appears in Arabic script, Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah . The eagle carries on its breast a shield with the flag's colors — but...
, etc.).
Former emblem
The former state emblem was in use from independence in 1956 to 1970, when the current emblem was adopted. It consisted of a rhinocerosRhinoceros
Rhinoceros , also known as rhino, is a group of five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these species are native to Africa and three to southern Asia....
enclosed by two palm-trees and olive branches, with the name of the state, جمهورية السودان Jumhuriyat as-Sudan ("Republic of Sudan"), displayed below.