Armorial of Asia explained

Below is a list of national emblems and coats of arms used by Asian countries, territories and regions.

Asian states

Statewidth=101pxNational emblem / Coat of armsMotto / TextMain article
Afghanistanلا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله (Arabic: "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah")Emblem of Afghanistan
ArmenianoneCoat of arms of Armenia
AzerbaijannoneNational emblem of Azerbaijan
BahrainnoneEmblem of Bahrain
BangladeshnoneEmblem of Bangladesh
BhutannoneEmblem of Bhutan
Bruneiالدائمون المحسنون بالهدى بروني دارالسلام (Arabic: "Always beneficent with God's guidance، Brunei as the pace in the end)Emblem of Brunei
Cambodiaព្រះចៅក្រុងកម្ពុជា (Khmer: "King of the Kingdom of Cambodia")Royal arms of Cambodia
ChinanoneNational Emblem of the People's Republic of China
East TimorRepública Democrática de Timor-Leste (Portuguese: "Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste") (Top)

Unidade, Acção, Progresso (Portuguese: "Unity, Action, Progress") (Center)

Coat of arms of East Timor
Georgiaძალა ერთობაშია (Georgian: "Strength is in Unity")Coat of arms of Georgia
Indiaसत्यमेव जयते (Sanskrit: "Truth Alone Triumphs")Emblem of India
IndonesiaBhinneka Tunggal Ika (Old Javanese: "Unity in Diversity")National emblem of Indonesia
Iranﷲ(Arabic: "Allah", stylized)Emblem of Iran
Iraqجمهورية العراق (Arabic: "Republic of Iraq")Coat of arms of Iraq
Israelישראל (Hebrew: "Israel")Emblem of Israel
JapannoneImperial Seal of Japan
Jordan(Right) الحسين بن طلال بن عبدلله (Arabic: "Al Hussein bin Talal bin Abdullah")
(Center) ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية (Arabic: "King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan")
(Left) الراجي من الله التوفيق والعون

(Arabic: "Who seeks support and guidance from Allah")

Coat of arms of Jordan
KazakhstanQazaqstan (Kazakh: "Kazakhstan")Emblem of Kazakhstan
Kuwaitدولة الكويت (Arabic: "State of Kuwait")Emblem of Kuwait
KyrgyzstanКыргыз Республикасы (Kyrgyz: "Kyrgyz Republic")Emblem of Kyrgyzstan
Laos(Right) ເອກະພາບ ວັດຖະນາຖາວອນ (Lao: "Unity and Prosperity")
(Center) ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ (Lao: "Lao People's Democratic Republic")
(Left) ສັນຕິພາບ, ເອກະລາດ, ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ

(Lao: "Peace, Independence, Democracy")

Emblem of Laos
LebanonnoneCoat of arms of Lebanon
MalaysiaBersekutu bertambah mutu(Malay: "Unity is Strength")Coat of arms of Malaysia
Maldivesالدولة المحلديبية (Arabic: "State of the Mahal Dibiyat")Emblem of Maldives
MongolianoneEmblem of Mongolia
Myanmarပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် (Burmese: "Republic of the Union of Myanmar")State seal of Myanmar
Nepalजननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी (Sanskrit: "The Mother and the Motherland are greater than Heaven")Emblem of Nepal
North Korea조선민주주의인민공화국 (Korean: "Democratic People's Republic of Korea")Emblem of North Korea
OmannoneNational emblem of Oman
Pakistanایمان، اتحاد، نظم (Urdu: "Faith, Unity, Discipline")State emblem of Pakistan
Palestineفلسطين (Arabic: "Palestine")Coat of arms of Palestine
PhilippinesRepublika ng Pilipinas (Filipino: "Republic of the Philippines")Coat of arms of the Philippines
QatarnoneEmblem of Qatar
RussianoneCoat of arms of Russia
Saudi ArabianoneEmblem of Saudi Arabia
SingaporeMajulah Singapura (Malay: "Onward Singapore")Coat of arms of Singapore
South Korea대한민국 (Korean: "Republic of Korea")Emblem of South Korea
Sri LankanoneEmblem of Sri Lanka
Syriaالجمهورية العربية السورية (Arabic: "Syrian Arab Republic")Coat of arms of Syria
TajikistannoneEmblem of Tajikistan
ThailandnoneEmblem of Thailand
TurkmenistannoneEmblem of Turkmenistan
United Arab Emiratesالإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic: "United Arab Emirates")Emblem of the United Arab Emirates
UzbekistanOʻzbekiston (Uzbek: "Uzbekistan")Emblem of Uzbekistan
VietnamCộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam (Vietnamese: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam")Emblem of Vietnam
Yemenالجمهورية اليمنية (Arabic: "The Republic of Yemen")Emblem of Yemen

States with limited recognition

StateNational emblem / Coat of ArmsMotto / TextMain articleOther claimants
AbkhazianoneEmblem of AbkhaziaGeorgia
Northern Cyprus1983Cyprus
South Ossetia(Top): Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон
(Bottom): Республика Южная Осетия(Ossetian (Top) and Russian (Bottom): "Republic of South Ossetia")
Coat of arms of South OssetiaGeorgia
Republic of China (Taiwan) noneBlue Sky with a White SunPeople's Republic of China (China)

Dependencies and other territories

CountryDependency / TerritoryNational emblem / Coat of armsMotto / TextMain article
GeorgiaAdjaranoneCoat of arms of Adjara
United KingdomAkrotiri and DhekeliaDieu et mon Droit (French: "God and my right")Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
PhilippinesBangsamoroBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 2019Seal of Bangsamoro
United KingdomBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryIn tutela nostra Limuria (Latin: "Limuria is in our charge/trust")Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory
People's Republic of ChinaHong Kong中華人民共和國香港特別行政區 (Chinese: "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China")Emblem of Hong Kong
IraqIraqi Kurdistan(Inside) 1992 / حكومه تی هەرێمی كوردستان ١٩٩٢ / حكومة اقليم كوردستان
(Bottom) : Kurdistan Regional Government
Coat of arms of the Kurdistan Regional Government
People's Republic of ChinaMacau中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區 (Chinese: "Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China")Emblem of Macau
AzerbaijanNakhichevannoneEmblem of Azerbaijan

See also