emblem of Turkmenistan
Also known as Turkmenistan emblem, state emblem of Turkmenistan, coat of arms of Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan coat of arms
coat of arms
Key facts
- Armiger
- Turkmenistan
- Crest
- A crescent and five mullets argent
- Shield
- A disc azure, a depiction of an Akhal-Teke horse on a circular disc gules with a five carpet guls surrounds the sheaves of wheat and seven flowers in bottom.
- Other elements
- An emblem is placed in an eight-point starburst (known as the Rub El Hizb (۞) vert
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Emblem of Turkmenistan.svg
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- Commons category
- Coats of arms of Turkmenistan
- inception
- 2003-08-15
- native label
- Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Tugrasy
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The State Emblem of Turkmenistan was created after Turkmenistan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Like other post-Soviet republics whose symbols do not predate the October Revolution, the current emblem retains some components of the Soviet one such as the cotton, wheat and rug. The eight-point green starburst (known as the Rub el Hizb, a symbol of Islam, to which a majority of Turkmen profess) with golden edges features in its center a red circular disc which carries sheaves of wheat, five carpet guls, and centered upon that a smaller blue circle with a lifelike (rather than heraldically stylised) depiction of former President Saparmurat Niyazov's pet Akhal-Teke horse Yanardag, a source of pride for the Turkmen people. A round variant of the emblem was used from 1992 until 2003, when President Saparmurat Niyazov proposed to change its appearance and said that the ancient Turkmen octagon has been considered to be a symbol of abundance, peace and tranquillity.
Symbolism