Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Details
Armiger	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Adopted	1976
Motto	Arabic: حرية ديمقراطية وحدة‎ (Liberty, Democracy, Unity)

The Coat of arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a symbol created by the Polisario Front, the national liberation movement of Western Sahara. The Polisario Front proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic on February 27, 1976, and both the flag and the coat of arms were adopted as state symbols.

Description

The symbol depicts two crossed rifles with the SADR flag hanging from either Mauser. Centered above them, is a red crescent and star, Islamic and Arabic imagery. Surrounding the guns and crescent are two olive branches, one on either side. At the bottom is written in Arabic the Polisario motto "حرية ديمقراطية وحدة" (English: "Liberty, democracy, unity") in black on a red banner. Until June 1991 when it was modified, it also contained a hammer between the rifles.