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Encyclopedia > Coat of arms of Laos

The Laos coat of arms shows the national shrine Pha That Luang. Furthermore the dam appears as a symbol of power generation at the reservoir Nam Ngun, an asphalt street appears, and a stylized watered field is represented. In the lower part a section of a gear wheel is to be seen. The two inscriptions left and right read "Peace, Independence, Democracy" and announce on the right "Unity and Prosperity." Image File history File links Laos_coa_since1991. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Pha That Luang Pha That Luang (Great Stupa in Lao) is a Buddhist temple in Vientiane, Laos. ... The Ashokan Reservoir, located in Ulster County, New York, USA. It is one of 19 that supplies New York City with drinking water. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... Spur gears found on a piece of farm equipment A gear wheel is a wheel with teeth around its circumference, the purpose of the teeth being to mesh with similar teeth on another mechanical device -- possibly another gear wheel -- so that force can be transmitted between the two devices in...


The coat of arms was modified in the beginning of the 1990s. The existing Communist symbols red star as well as the hammer and sickle were replaced with the national shrine at Pha That Luang. See the Emblem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Red star on the Soviet flag The five-pointed red star (a pentagram without the inner pentagon) is a symbol of Communism and Socialism and represents the five fingers of the workers hand, as well as five of six inhabited continents. ... For other uses, see Hammer and sickle (disambiguation). ... Pha That Luang Pha That Luang (Great Stupa in Lao) is a Buddhist temple in Vientiane, Laos. ... From the official English language website of the National Assembly of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (http://www. ...



 

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