The coat of arms of Tunisia is divided into three parts. The upper part features a Carthaginiangalley sailing on the sea (symbol of freedom). The lower part is itself divided vertically: on the left there is a blackscale (symbol of justice) and on the right a black lion grasping a silverscimitar (symbol of order). Between the two parts is a banner bearing the national motto: “Freedom, Order, Justice” (Arabic: حرية، نظام، عدالة). Finally, at the top of the coat of arms is a circle with a red border into which is inserted the red crescent and star appearing on the flag of Tunisia.
A shield or divided in point consisting of: sinister, a lion sable turned to the left and armed with a scimitar argent; dexter, scales sable; in chief, a ship with a hull bistre, sails argent and flags gules sailing on a sea azure.
Until the law of 1963, the background was azure (upper part), gold (lower dexter part) and gules (lower sinistral part). Subsequently, the gold color uniformly replaces them. Only the motto inscribed on the coat of arms appears in the 1959 Constitution.
The first coat of arms of independent Tunisia are the beylical coat of arms in use from 1861 to 21 June 1956, date of adoption by beylical decree of the coat of arms of the kingdom of Tunisia independent since 20 March of the same year. Although they were officially adopted in 1861, they were already in use well before that date1. They appear in particular on the cover of the book written by Henry Dunant and published in 1858.[1]
Beylik of Tunis 19th century
Husseinic coat of arms in 1858
Husseinic coat of arms in 1900
Royal coat of arms of 1956edit
Coat of arms of Tunisia (1956-1963).
The Beylical coat of arms is replaced by the new coat of arms of the Kingdom of Tunisia adopted by the Beylical decree of 21 June 1956. These are emblazoned as follows:
On the dexter side of a lion passant Sable turned to the dexter armed with a sword Argent on a ground Gules;
Sinister of a scale of sand on a gold background;
As head of a Carthaginiangalley scathing on waves and an azure background;
Top of the starry crescent of Tunisia;
Posed in chief on trophy of two lances and crossed banners;
Supported at the tip by a mid-section wall crown of sheaves of ears of corn on the dexter and olive branches on the sinister;
These coats of arms include certain relics of the Beylical coat of arms. On 13 September of the same year, the plaque of the Order of Independence replaced that of National Merit
Republicedit
Coat of arms of Tunisia (1963–1989)Current coat of arms of Tunisia.
Coat of arms of 1957edit
After the abolition of the monarchy on 25 July 1957, the royal coat of arms remained that of the republican regime.
Coat of arms of 1963edit
The law of 30 May 1963 significantly modifies the coat of arms by removing the elements of the beylical coat of arms (spears and banners), by reversing the locations of the scales and the lion, by modifying the color of the background (gold) and by changing the order of the national motto:
Right hand of a black scale;
Sinister of a black lion turned sinister armed with a silver scimitar;
In chief, a ship with a bistre hull, silver sails and flying red flags lashing on the azure sea;
Crowned with the national emblem with a white circle containing a five-pointed red star surrounded by a red crescent.
Project of new coat of armsedit
Following the adoption of the Constitution on 10 February 2014, its article 4 modifies the country's currency. Consequently, a competition is launched by the Ministry of Culture, for graphic design agencies, to redesign the coat of arms, with a prize of 15,000 dinars for the selected project; a law must ratify the choice.[3]
In January 2015, the government of Béji Caïd Essebsi decided to keep the current coat of arms pending the adoption of a new project.
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The coat of arms of Tunisia is divided into three parts The upper part features a Carthaginian galley sailing on the sea symbol of freedom The lower part is itself divided vertically on the left there is a black scale symbol of justice and on the right a black lion grasping a silver scimitar symbol of order Between the two parts is a banner bearing the national motto Freedom Order Justice Arabic حرية نظام عدالة Finally at the top of the coat of arms is a circle with a red border into which is inserted the red crescent and star appearing on the flag of Tunisia Coat of arms of TunisiaArmigerRepublic of TunisiaCrest A white circle with a figure of a red star with five points encircled by a red crescent ShieldA shield or divided in point consisting of sinister a lion sable turned to the left and armed with a scimitar argent dexter scales sable in chief a ship with a hull bistre sails argent and flags gules sailing on a sea azure MottoArabic right to left نظام حرية عدالة Freedom Order Justice Until the law of 1963 the background was azure upper part gold lower dexter part and gules lower sinistral part Subsequently the gold color uniformly replaces them Only the motto inscribed on the coat of arms appears in the 1959 Constitution Contents 1 Monarchy 1 1 Beylical coat of arms of 1861 1 2 Royal coat of arms of 1956 2 Republic 2 1 Coat of arms of 1957 2 2 Coat of arms of 1963 2 3 Coat of arms of 1989 2 4 Project of new coat of arms 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMonarchy editBeylical coat of arms of 1861 edit The first coat of arms of independent Tunisia are the beylical coat of arms in use from 1861 to 21 June 1956 date of adoption by beylical decree of the coat of arms of the kingdom of Tunisia independent since 20 March of the same year Although they were officially adopted in 1861 they were already in use well before that date1 They appear in particular on the cover of the book written by Henry Dunant and published in 1858 1 nbsp Beylik of Tunis 19th century nbsp Husseinic coat of arms in 1858 nbsp Husseinic coat of arms in 1900 Royal coat of arms of 1956 edit nbsp Coat of arms of Tunisia 1956 1963 The Beylical coat of arms is replaced by the new coat of arms of the Kingdom of Tunisia adopted by the Beylical decree of 21 June 1956 These are emblazoned as follows On the dexter side of a lion passant Sable turned to the dexter armed with a sword Argent on a ground Gules Sinister of a scale of sand on a gold background As head of a Carthaginian galley scathing on waves and an azure background Top of the starry crescent of Tunisia Posed in chief on trophy of two lances and crossed banners Supported at the tip by a mid section wall crown of sheaves of ears of corn on the dexter and olive branches on the sinister Tied with the National Merit plaque Motto on banner Freedom Order Justice These coats of arms include certain relics of the Beylical coat of arms On 13 September of the same year the plaque of the Order of Independence replaced that of National MeritRepublic edit nbsp Coat of arms of Tunisia 1963 1989 nbsp Current coat of arms of Tunisia Coat of arms of 1957 edit After the abolition of the monarchy on 25 July 1957 the royal coat of arms remained that of the republican regime Coat of arms of 1963 edit The law of 30 May 1963 significantly modifies the coat of arms by removing the elements of the beylical coat of arms spears and banners by reversing the locations of the scales and the lion by modifying the color of the background gold and by changing the order of the national motto Right hand of a black scale Sinister of a black lion turned sinister armed with a silver scimitar Motto on gold banner with black inscription Freedom Order Justice In charge of a ship with a bistre hull silver sails and flying red flags sailing on the azure sea Crowned with the national emblem with a white circle containing a five pointed red star surrounded by a red crescent Coat of arms of 1989 edit The law of 2 September 1989 reverses the order of the national currency returning to that of 1956 2 On the right a lion facing left and armed with a silver scimitar On the left a black scale The motto of the Republic is inscribed in black on a gold banner Freedom Order Justice In chief a ship with a bistre hull silver sails and flying red flags lashing on the azure sea Crowned with the national emblem with a white circle containing a five pointed red star surrounded by a red crescent Project of new coat of arms edit Following the adoption of the Constitution on 10 February 2014 its article 4 modifies the country s currency Consequently a competition is launched by the Ministry of Culture for graphic design agencies to redesign the coat of arms with a prize of 15 000 dinars for the selected project a law must ratify the choice 3 In January 2015 the government of Beji Caid Essebsi decided to keep the current coat of arms pending the adoption of a new project See also editFlag of Tunisia Freedom Order Justice Armorial of AfricaReferences edit Dunant Henry 1858 Notice sur la Regence de Tunis in French J G Fick Journal Officiel de la Republique Tunisienne No 60 p 1338 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2020 10 24 Retrieved 2020 07 13 News en Tunisie Infos politiques et economiques Leaders in French Retrieved 2024 03 05 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coats of arms of Tunisia Tunisia at Flags of the World nbsp This Tunisia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This heraldry related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coat of arms of Tunisia amp oldid 1220875469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
