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Description

العربية: شعار العراق 1959-1965

עברית: סמל של עיראק בימי עבד אל-כרים קאסם

Iraqi state emblem (or coat of arms) adopted under the Qassem (or Kassem, Qasim etc.) regime, official from 1959-1965. It is based on the star on the victory stele of Naram-Sin of Akkad (reign ca. 2190 - 2154 BCE), which is a combination of the star of Ishtar and Shamash's solar symbol.

The emblem avoided any connotation of pan-Arabism or Nasserism, such as the "eagle of Saladin" or "hawk of Qureish", or parallel stripes of black-white-red.

Star on the victory stele of Naram-Sin of Akkad (reign ca. 2190 - 2154 BCE)

Qasim promoted an "Iraq first" identity, emphasizing the country's historical status as the cradle of great pre-Arab civilizations. He deliberately added the Akkadian eight-point star of Ishtar to the national flag, and likewise incorporated the insignia of the sun god Shamash in Iraq's national emblem. -- http://www.meforum.org/518/requiem-for-arab-nationalism

The Arabic text in the emblem is the date of the revolution of 14 Tammuz (i.e. July) 1958, and the words الجمهورية العراقية al-jumhuriya al-`iraqiya "The Iraqi Republic" above.

Date

2008

Source

This image was made from scratch by AnonMoos, using the following sources:

The iq_1959.html page from the FOTW site (available at various web locations).
The cover of the April 13, 1959 issue of Time magazine.
Various images of early 1960's Iraqi currency.
The descriptions at http://www.pjsymes.com.au/articles/CBI-First.htm
The image near the bottom of http://www.jeanpaulleblanc.com/Iraq.htm

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Author

AnonMoos

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For the corresponding national flag, see Image:Flag_of_Iraq_1959-1963.svg .

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:16, 5 February 2024	1,316 × 1,316 (29 KB)	NorthTension	resized via size to selection
	23:43, 17 January 2019	1,362 × 1,362 (23 KB)	Thespoondragon	fixed, shades here are based on a statue of Qasim in Baghdad showing the emblem https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/statue-of-the-late-abd-alkarim-qasim-in-baghdad-iraq-08-feb-2018-9362447d
	23:20, 17 January 2019	1,342 × 1,342 (22 KB)	Thespoondragon	Reverted to version as of 10:04, 30 October 2013 (UTC) revert until i can figure out how the wavy lines work, inkscape doesnt know what to do with them
	17:08, 17 January 2019	1,342 × 1,342 (22 KB)	Thespoondragon	shades more similar to flag and sources
	10:04, 30 October 2013	1,342 × 1,342 (22 KB)	AnonMoos	avoid yellow hairlines at ends of rays
	04:16, 30 October 2013	1,342 × 1,342 (22 KB)	AnonMoos	adjust margins, reduce code
	21:33, 8 September 2008	1,362 × 1,362 (68 KB)	AnonMoos	slightly darkened blue
	21:20, 1 September 2008	1,362 × 1,362 (68 KB)	AnonMoos	making innermost area light blue, in accordance with http://www.pjsymes.com.au/articles/CBI-First.htm and http://www.jeanpaulleblanc.com/Iraq.htm
	17:03, 29 August 2008	1,362 × 1,362 (67 KB)	AnonMoos	tweaking to fix possible transparency diplay problems, minor code cleanup
	01:27, 25 August 2008	1,362 × 1,362 (67 KB)	AnonMoos	Iraqi state emblem (or coat of arms) adopted under the Qassem regime, official from 1959-1965. This includes a version of the ancient Mesopotamian Shamash solar symbol, and carefully avoided any emblems