The Emblem of Algeria is the seal used by the government, and it is similar to the coat of arms of other nations. The current form of the emblem was adopted in 1976, but was only differentiated from Contained on the emblem is the crescent that is also found on the Flag of Algeria, and is a symbol of Islam. The motto that rings the emblem says in Arabic: Al Jumhūrīyah al Jazā'irīyah ad Dīmuqrāţīyah ash Sha'bīyah (in English: The Popular Democratic Republic of Algeria). National Emblem of Algeria (Coat of Arms) This really should have been a PNG. Visible artifacts have been introduced by JPEG encoding. ... 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. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the album of the same name by Gackt, see Crescent (album). ... Flag Ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Algeria () consists of two equal vertical stripes, green and white, and bears, in the centre, a red crescent and star. ... Islam   listen? (Arabic: al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Within the actual emblem, the hand of Fatima is featured right below the rising sun. The hand of Fatima is a traditional symbol of the region, the rising sun representing a new era. The rest of the symbols relate to agriculture and industry with the plants around the mountains and buildings standing for agriculture. The buildings standing for industry. The mountains representing the Atlas Mountains. Fatima Zahra also called Fatemeh Al Zahraa or Az-Zahra (Arabic: ) was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his first wife Khadija. ... The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in northwest Africa extending about 2400 km (1500 miles) through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and including The Rock of Gibraltar. ...