Coat of arms of Iran

The Emblem of Iran was made after the Islamic Revolution in that country, in 1979. After the revolution, Iran decided to use a new flag. The old flag had a picture of a golden lion and a sabre, that was a symbol for the Shah (king) of Iran. This emblem is a symbol for the whole country and the Islamic character of the new government. It is drawn to look like a version of the word الله which means "God" in the Arabic language, which is not the official language in Iran. It looks like a tulip, which is an old symbol for Iran.

Coat Of Arms Of Iran Media

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  Standard of Cyrus the Great and a reconstruction of the Achaemenid "falcon standard" (varəγna)

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  Standard of Sassanid Empire

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  The Faravahar or Frawahr is one of the symbols of Zoroastrianism, also symbol of Median Empire.

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  Simplified Lion and Sun emblem of Iran before 1973

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  This photo shows one of the Iranian coats of arms during reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. It was a short-lived symbol.

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  Official design of the Lion and Sun emblem of Iran between 1973 and 1979. On official publications, this emblem would be topped with a rendition of the Pahlavi Crown.

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  Parts of the emblem can be interpreted as parts of the Shahada