The Emblem of Yemen depicts a golden eagle of Saladin with a scroll between its claws. On the scroll is written the name of the country in ('The Yemeni Republic'). The chest of the eagle contains a shield that depicts a coffee plant and the Marib Dam, with seven blue wavy stripes below. The flagstaffs on the right and left of the eagle hold the flag of Yemen.
Historical emblems
North Yemen
From 1945 to 1990, Yemen was split into North and South. The North had an emblem more similar to the present day one, and its shield has similarities with the shield of the former Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.
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File:Yemen İmamate Coat.png|Emblem of Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
File:Coat of arms of the kingdom of Yemen (1956-1962).svg|Coat of arms of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970)
File:Coat of arms of Yemen Arab Republic 1962-1966.svg|Coat of arms of the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1966)
File:Coat of arms of Yemen Arab Republic 1966-1974.svg|Coat of arms of the Yemen Arab Republic (1966–1974)
File:Coat of arms of Yemen Arab Republic (1974–1990).svg|Coat of arms of the Yemen Arab Republic (1974–1990)
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South Yemen
The South had an emblem with the pan-Arab "Eagle of Saladin" (similar to the coats of arms of Egypt, Iraq, and the former coats of arms of Libya and Syria).
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File:Coat of arms of South Yemen (1967-1970).svg|Coat of arms of the People's Republic of South Yemen (1967–1970)
File:Coat of arms of South Yemen (1970-1990).svg|Coat of arms of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1970–1990)
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Federation of South Arabia
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File:Coat of arms of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South.svg|Emblem of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South (1959–1962)
File:Coat of Arms of the Federation of South Arabia.svg|Emblem of the Federation of South Arabia (1962–1967)
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States
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File:Emblem of Lahj.png|Emblem of the Sultanate of Lahej
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Protectorate of South Arabia
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File:Coat of arms of the State of Upper Yafa.svg|Emblem of the State of Upper Yafa before 1967
File:Emblem of the Kathiri State.svg|Emblem of the Kathiri State of Seiyun (?–1967)
File:Quati State Coat of Arms.png|Emblem of the Quaiti State of Shihr and Mukalla (?–1967)
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Aden Colony
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File:Badge of the Colony of Aden.svg|Badge of the Aden Colony (1937–1963)
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Government
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File:Emblem of the Yemeni Interior Ministry.svg|Emblem of the Ministry of Interior
File:Yemeni Armed Forces Emblem.svg|Emblem of the Republic of Yemen Armed Forces
File:Yemeni Army.svg|Emblem of the Yemeni Army
File:Yemeni Navy.svg|Emblem of the Yemeni Navy
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See also
- Coat of arms of Egypt
- Coat of arms of Iraq
- Coat of arms of Palestine
- Coat of arms of Syria
- Coat of arms of Sudan
- Coat of arms of Libya
- Eagle of Saladin
- National symbols of Yemen