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Encyclopedia > Coat of arms of Uzbekistan
Coat of arms of Uzbek SSR until 1991
Coat of arms of Uzbek SSR until 1991

The current coat of arms of Uzbekistan was adopted on July 2, 1992. It is similar to the coat of arms of the previous Uzbek SSR. Coat of arms of Uzbekistan PNG version of Image:Gerb. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 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. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... State motto: Uzbek: Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз! Translation: Workers of the world, unite! Capital Tashkent Official language None. ...


The coat of arms is in the form of a circle and mainly bears the national colors blue, white, and green. On the left there is a cotton plant and to the right wheat borders the coat of arms, cotton and wheat are the two major agricultural products of the country. Cotton ready for harvest. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ...


It is surmounted by the Star of Rub el Hizb (Unicode U+06DE), a symbol of Islam, to which a majority of Uzbeks profess. Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Quran, its principal scripture, whose followers, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe God (Arabic: الله ) sent through revelations to Muhammad. ...


In the middle, a khumo, symbol of happiness and love of freedom, beats its wings. In the background a birdseye view of Uzbekistan is painted. The rising sun over the mountains with its sun rays rounds off the image. The Sun is the star of our solar system. ...


The two rivers behind the bird, leading to the mountains symbolize Amu Darya and Syr Darya. The Amu Darya (Darya means river) rises in the Pamirs and flows mainly north-west through the Hindu Kush, Uzbekistan to join the Aral Sea in a large delta. ... Syr Darya (also known as Syrdarya or Sirdaryo) is a river in Central Asia. ...


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