National emblem

A national emblem is a symbol that represents a nation. It may or may not appear on the national flag. It is usually something from the natural world, eg. an animal or bird, but can be any object.

The official national emblems of nations of the world in alphabetical order :

Table of contents 1 animals 2 people 3 plants 4 inanimate objects

animals

• Australia- kangaroo
• Canada - beaver
• East Timor - crocodile
• England - lion
• Finland - lion
• France- rooster
• Germany - black eagle
• New Zealand- kiwi
• Poland - white eagle
• Portugal- rooster
• Russia - two-headed black eagle
• Thailand- elephant
• United States - the American bald eagle

people

• France - Marianne[?]
• United Kingdom - John Bull[?]
• United States - Uncle Sam

plants

• Canada - maple leaf
• England - rose
• Scotland - thistle[?]
• Wales - daffodil or a leek

inanimate objects

• India - the Lion Capital at Sarnath of Ashoka, spinning wheel
• Ireland - harp