Coat of arms of Iraq

Coat of arms of Iraq
Coat of arms of Iraq
Armiger	Republic of Iraq
Adopted	1965; (original version); 2008; (current version)
Shield	Tierced per fess Gules, Argent and Sable, on the fess point the words 'Allahu Akbar' in Arabic Kufic script Vert.
Supporters	The eagle of Saladin, wings inverted Or.
Motto	The words 'Jumhuriyat Al-`Iraq' in Arabic script (Arabic: 'Republic of Iraq'

The Emblem of Iraq since the rule of Baathism features a golden black eagle looking towards the viewer's left dexter. The eagle is the Eagle of Saladin associated with 20th-century pan-Arabism, bearing a shield of the Iraqi flag, and holding a scroll below with the Arabic words جمهورية العراق (Jumhuriyet Al-`Iraq or "Republic of Iraq").

The emblem has been modified three times, in 1991, 2004, and 2008.