The coat of arms of

El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...

has been in use in its current form since 15 September 1912.

Features

*The coat of arms has the words "REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMÉRICA CENTRAL" () in a bold and heavy

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, in a golden

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color. *The national motto, "DIOS UNIÓN LIBERTAD" (), in a bold version of

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Roman-type Roman square capitals. The letters are colored amber gold on the civil flag, and black in the coat of arms. *The date "15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821" (), the date Central American independence from Spain was declared, also in a bold version of

Roman-type Roman square capitals. The iconic and imposing coat of arms of El Salvador has Medieval Gothic and Greco-Roman influences, as well as

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, geographical, biblical, and American Indian symbolic representations, all of which come together in a distinctive, stylized heraldry crest emblem shield design. Its center consists of a bold golden amber

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outline, (symbolizing the three branches of the country's governmentExecutive, Legislative and Judiciary). Inside of the triangle sits a row of five conic

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es, "Soberbios Volcanes", which are covered in healthy variegated vegetation. The vegetation depicts lush and fertile tropical rainforests rising out of the agitated

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Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...

swells. The five volcanoes are modeled after the Cordillera de Apaneca and symbolize the fellowship of the five original isthmian member states of the United Provinces of Central America

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

, and

. The volcanoes are all illuminated yellow on their right sides by sunshine. Above the volcanoes is a red

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, a symbol of liberty, on top of a golden staff. Around the phrygian cap there are beams of light shooting outward, which are rays of Glory, symbolizing the ideals of the Salvadoran people. The horizon is a dawn " red sky at morning". The date of the Independence Day of El Salvador, 15 September 1821, is written in black letters around the phrygian cap. On the top, there is a

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arch, a biblical symbol of peace, a pact between

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and

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originating from the

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as God's covenant with all living creatures to never again destroy life on Earth. Behind the coat of arms there are five

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and white striped flags representing the flags of the

Federal Republic of Central America The Federal Republic of Central America (), initially known as the United Provinces of Central America (), was a sovereign state in Central America that existed between 1823 and 1839/1841. The republic was composed of five states (Costa Rica ...

. One of the flags is risen straight up behind and over the triangle, hanging loosely around its spear. The other four flags are risen halfway and stretch out like wings from behind the triangle's sides, two on each side and one over another, creating an almost horn-like effect with their ends tied up behind the triangle's bottom. All of the five flags are each held up and raised with Native American Indigenous golden war spears, symbolizing El Salvador's American Indigenous ancestry and heritage. The spears represent the spirit and heroism of the Lenca and Pipil warriors who defeated the first attempted Spanish conquest of Cuzcatlan. Spanish

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Pedro de Alvarado Pedro de Alvarado (; 1485 – 4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, ''conquistador'', ''adelantado,'' governor and Captaincy General of Guatemala, captain general of Guatemala.Lovell, Lutz and Swezey 1984, p. 461. He participated in the c ...

wrote that he was awestruck and spooked in great fear when he saw the massive numbers of American Indigenous warriors with large spears and bows as their weaponry standing their ground in their battle against the invading Spaniards. Under the triangle, there is a golden amber scroll (historically golden amber) with the national motto of El Salvador''Dios, Unión, Libertad'' ()in boldface black capital letters. The triangle, flags, and scroll are surrounded by a variegated green

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of Laurus nobilis tied together with a cobalt blue and white striped ribbon representing the national flag, which symbolizes unity. The laurel wreath is divided into 14 different parts, which symbolize the 14

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, the Salvadoran subnational administrative units. The laurel sections start large at the bottom and shrink in size as they go upward. All this is surrounded by golden amber letters, which form the Spanish words "REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMÉRICA CENTRAL" () in boldface capital letters. For special occasions, the entire coat of arms of El Salvador is stylized bathed in golden amber or silver. The coat of arms of El Salvador is recognizable in silhouette.

Historical coat of arms

File:Escudo de El Salvador (1877-1912).svg, Republic of El Salvador (1877–1912) File:Coat of arms of El Salvador.svg, Republic of El Salvador (1912–present)

Gallery

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Flag of El Salvador The national flag of El Salvador, officially named the (Spanish language, Spanish for "Great Flag"), is a horizontal triband of blue-white-blue, with Coat of arms of El Salvador, the national coat of arms centered and entirely contained within ...

displayed alongside former Salvadoran president Francisco Flores Pérez, 2001 File:REUNIÓN REGIONAL CENTROAMERICANA DE LA CELAC (16959877748).jpg, Flag of El Salvador (center) displayed at the

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Legislative Assembly of El Salvador The Legislative Assembly () is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador. History The organization was founded in 1824 as the Central American Congress (). Structure The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body. Until ...

San Salvador San Salvador () is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its San Salvador Department, eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and fin ...

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References

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