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Emblem of Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Arabian national emblem (Arabic: شعار السعودية‎) was adopted in 1950[1]. According to the Saudi Constitution[2] it consists of two crossed swords with a palm tree in the open upper space between the blades. The swords represents the two areas Hijaz and Nejd united under Ibn Saud in 1926.[3]

References

  1. ^ Flags of the World, Saudi Arabia page
  2. ^ Saudi Basic Law of Government, Article 4
  3. ^ Flaggenlexicon.de
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