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The national emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran features four curves and a sword, surmounted by a shadda.The emblem was designed by Hamid Nadimi, and was officially approved by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the first Supreme Leader of Iran, on 9 May 1980.
Sign of Lion in Persepolis; Achaemenid Persian relief University of Chicago Oriental Institute.. The Lion and Sun (Persian: شیر و خورشید, romanized: Šir-o Xoršid, pronounced [ˌʃiːɾo xoɾˈʃiːd]; Classical Persian: [ˌʃeːɾu xʷuɾˈʃeːd]) is one of the main emblems of Iran (), and was an element in Iran's national flag until the 1979 revolution and is still commonly used ...
The curved "scimitar" sword family includes the shamshir, kilij, talwar, pulwar, and nimcha. A shamshir shekargar ( Persian : شمشیر شکارگر , romanized : shamshir-e shekârgar , lit. 'hunters' sword or hunting sword') is the same as a shamshir , except the blade is engraved and decorated, usually with hunting scenes.
1.2 Emblem. 1.3 Anthem. ... Iran named Ordibehesht 10th the 'Persian Gulf National Day' in 2004. Official symbols ... Chelo kabab [5] Ghorme sabzi; Fesenjan;
English: Imperial Coat of Arms of Iran under the Pahlavi Dynasty, used from 1925 to 1979.The shield is composed of the Lion and the Sun symbol in first quarter , in the second quarter the Faravahar representing Zoroastrianism, in the third quarter the curved blade of a Imam Ali "Zulfiqar" sword representing Shia Islam, and the Simurgh in the fourth quarter.
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