The coat of arms of Cyprus may refer to the

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used in either the

Republic of Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

or Northern Cyprus.

Republic of Cyprus

The coat of arms of the

depicts a

dove Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

carrying an olive branch, symbolizing peace, over "1960", the year of Cypriot independence from

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

rule. The background is a copper-yellow colour; this symbolises the large deposits of

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

ore Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit.Encyclopædia Britannica. "Ore". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 7 Apr ...

on Cyprus (chiefly in the form of

chalcopyrite Chalcopyrite ( ) is a copper iron sulfide mineral and the most abundant copper ore mineral. It has the chemical formula CuFeS2 and crystallizes in the tetragonal system. It has a brassy to golden yellow color and a hardness of 3.5 to 4 on the Mo ...

, which is yellow in colour). The two-part wreath represents the two ethnic groups of Cyprus,

Greeks The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, oth ...

and

Turks Turk or Turks may refer to: Communities and ethnic groups * Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages * Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation * Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...

. The Cypriot coat of arms was selected as the main motif of a high value collectors' coin in 2008, the Cyprus introduction to the Eurozone commemorative coin, minted in 2008. The obverse depicts the coat of arms of Cyprus while the reverse depicts Cyprus connected with a ring to Europe, on a transfigured map. File:Coat of arms of Cyprus (old).svg, Coat of arms of the Republic of Cyprus (1960–2006) File:Coat of arms of Cyprus (2006).svg, Coat of arms of the Republic of Cyprus (2006–2023) File:Coat of arms of Cyprus (2023).png, Coat of arms of the Republic of Cyprus (2023-present) File:Cyprus Prisons Department Emblem.svg, Coat of arms of the

Cyprus Prisons Department The Cyprus Prisons Department (Greek: ) is the Department of Corrections of the Republic of Cyprus. A government agency under the Ministry of Justice and Public Order responsible for overseeing the incarceration of persons convicted of crimes. ...

Northern Cyprus

The coat of arms of the internationally unrecognized

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Reco ...

are styled closely on the arms of the Republic of Cyprus, except that the ‘1960’ was removed from the shield underneath the dove, replaced with the year '1983' atop the shield, in reference to the

Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus The declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was a unilateral declaration of independence from the Republic of Cyprus by the Turkish Cypriot parliament on 15 November 1983. Eight years after the Turkish Federate ...

by Turkey after the

Turkish invasion of Cyprus The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-s ...

, as well as the Turkish star and crescent emblem was being added above the shield. In March 2007, a slight change to the layout of the arms was made. The dove is in a different attitude. Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983-2007).svg, Coat of arms of Northern Cyprus (1983–2007) Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg, Coat of arms of Northern Cyprus (2007–present) Coat of Arms of the President of Northern Cyprus.svg, Coat of arms of the

President of Northern Cyprus The president of Northern Cyprus is the head of state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Rauf Denktaş was the first and founding president of Northern Cyprus, and retired in 2005. His position was taken over by Mehmet Ali Talat, fo ...

Previous coats of arms

When Cyprus was a

British Crown Colony A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony administered by The Crown within the British Empire. There was usually a Governor, appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the UK Government, with or without the assistance of a local Council ...

, local colonial officials used a coat of arms (which were never in fact officially granted) of two lions passant guardant, based on the coat of arms of the United Kingdom. File:Armoiries Chypre.svg,

House of Lusignan The House of Lusignan ( ; ) was a royal house of French origin, which at various times ruled several principalities in Europe and the Levant, including the kingdoms of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Armenia, from the 12th through the 15th centuries duri ...

1194–1268:

Kings of Cyprus The Kingdom of Cyprus (french: Royaume de Chypre, la, Regnum Cypri) was a state that existed between 1192 and 1489. It was ruled by the French House of Lusignan. It comprised not only the island of Cyprus, but it also had a foothold on the Anat ...

File:Coat of Arms of the House of Lusignan (Kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem).svg, House of Lusignan 1268–1393: Kings of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

(1st and 4th quarters) and Cyprus (2nd and 3rd quarters) File:Coat of Arms of the House of Lusignan (Kings of Armenia, Cyprus and Jerusalem).svg, House of Lusignan 1393–1473: Kings of Jerusalem (1st quarter), Cyprus (2nd and 4th quarters), and

Cilician Armenia The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (Middle Armenian: , '), also known as Cilician Armenia ( hy, Կիլիկեան Հայաստան, '), Lesser Armenia, Little Armenia or New Armenia, and formerly known as the Armenian Principality of Cilicia ( hy, ...

(3rd quarter) File:Coat of arms of Venetian Cyprus.svg, Coat of arms of

Venetian Cyprus The island of Cyprus was an overseas possession of the Republic of Venice from 1489, when the independent Kingdom of Cyprus ended, until 1570–71, when the island was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. History Acquisition Venice for centuries ...

(1555) File:Greater coat of arms of the Republic of Venice, 1680.svg, Lusignan arms

inescutcheon In heraldry, an escutcheon () is a shield that forms the main or focal element in an achievement of arms. The word can be used in two related senses. In the first sense, an escutcheon is the shield upon which a coat of arms is displayed. In the s ...

ed in the greater arms of the Republic of Venice, 1680 File:Badge of Cyprus (1881–1905).svg, Badge used semi-officially (1881–1905) by British colonial officials File:Badge_of_Cyprus_(1905–1960).svg, Badge used semi-officially (1905–1960) by British colonial officials

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