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A stylised eagle facing left with a shield on its breast.
Also known as: Saladin's eagle, Arab nationalist eagle, Egyptian eagle, Gold eagle bearing a breast shield
The Eagle of Saladin appears on the arms of Egypt, Iraq, Palestine and formerly others, and its attribution to Saladin is not established — the design derives from a twelfth-century relief on the Cairo Citadel whose connection to him is assumed rather than documented.
Denotes Arab nationalism and appears on the coats of arms of Egypt, Palestine and formerly Iraq, Libya, Yemen and the United Arab Republic.
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Takes its name from an attribution to Saladin that is not documented: the relief it derives from is on the Cairo Citadel, which Saladin built, but no source connects the bird to him personally.
The link to Saladin is an attribution rather than an established fact; the twelfth-century relief is not identified as his personal device in any contemporary source.
Contexts: Public information
Is distinct from the Hawk of Quraish, a similar Arab nationalist bird emblem used by other states, the two being different birds with different origins.
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A stylised eagle in profile facing to its right, wings spread and lowered, with a small shield bearing national colours on its breast and a scroll at its feet.