coat of arms of Israel

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The coat of arms of Israel is a national emblem featuring a menorah flanked by olive branches, symbolizing peace and the Jewish heritage of the State of Israel.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Emblem of Israel 1
Heraldry of Israel 1
coat of arms of Israel canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
national emblem
adopted 1949-02-10
associatedWith flag of Israel
national anthem of Israel
linked to: Hatikvah
backgroundPattern solid color
category Menorahs in art
National symbols of Israel
Olive branches in art
chargeColor white
country Israel
depicts menorah
linked to: Menorah

olive branch
designBasis Arch of Titus menorah relief
designCompetition Emblem of the State of Israel competition
designedBy Gavriel Lis
Maxim Shamir
fieldColor blue
governmentResolutionYear 1949
inscription ישראל
linked to: Israel
inscriptionLanguage Hebrew
legalStatus defined in Israeli law
locationOfInscription below menorah
locationOfMenorah center of shield
menorahType seven-branched menorah
officialStatus primary national emblem of Israel
oliveBranchesNumber two
oliveBranchesPosition flanking menorah
orientation vertical
religionAssociated Judaism
religiousSymbol yes
script Hebrew
shieldShape heater shield
symbolizes Jewish heritage
State of Israel
linked to: Israel

peace
theme Jewish national revival
continuity with ancient Israel
usedBy Government of Israel
Knesset
President of Israel
usedOn Israeli banknotes
Israeli coins
linked to: Israeli new shekel

Israeli passports
government buildings
official documents
usesHeraldicShield yes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Israeli ambassador to Switzerland uses coat of arms of Israel
Israeli national emblem category Heraldry of Israel
linked to: coat of arms of Israel
Knesset building, Jerusalem hasEmblem Emblem of Israel
linked to: coat of arms of Israel