Emblem of the United Arab Emirates

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{{Infobox coat of arms

|name = Emblem of the United Arab Emirates

|image = Emblem of the United Arab Emirates.svg

|image_width = 200px

|caption = The banner of arms, which serves as the national flag.

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|armiger = Government of the United Arab Emirates

|year_adopted = 1973 (updated In 2008)

|shield = United Arab Emirates flag and The Seven Stars of Federation of the United Arab Emirates

|supporters = The Arab Falcon inverted and displayed

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|motto = {{Langx|ar|الإمارات العربية المتحدة}}
{{smaller|("The United Arab Emirates")}}

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The Emblem of the United Arab Emirates[http://www.uaecabinet.ae/English/UAEGovernment/Pages/constitution_1_1.aspx Constitution of the UAE: Article 5]. uaecabinet.ae. ({{lang|ar|شعار الإمارات العربية المتحدة}}) was officially adopted on 9 December 1973 (2 years after independence in 1971); it was later modified in 2008. It is similar to the coats of arms and emblems of other Arab states.

It consists of a golden falcon (Hawk of Quraish) with a disk in the middle, which shows the UAE flag and seven stars representing the seven Emirates of the federation. The falcon has 7 tail feathers also representing the 7 Emirates. The falcon holds with its talons a red parchment bearing the name of the federation in Kufic script.[http://archive.gulfnews.com/nation/Government/10199698.html Gulfnews: New UAE coat of arms approved]. archive.gulfnews.com.

Prior to March 22, 2008, when the emblem was modified, the falcon had a red disk, which showed an Arab sailboat in its interior, surrounded by a chain.