The coat of arms of Cyprus is the national emblem of the

Republic of Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third lar ...

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 small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. ...

carrying an

olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...

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. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

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

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ore Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically including metals, concentrated above background levels, and that is economically viable to mine and process. The grade of ore refers to the concentration ...

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 Mohs scale, hardness of 3.5 to 4 ...

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

Greeks Greeks or Hellenes (; , ) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Greek Cypriots, Cyprus, Greeks in Albania, southern Albania, Greeks in Turkey#History, Anatolia, parts of Greeks in Italy, Italy and Egyptian Greeks, Egypt, and to a l ...

and Turks. 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:Cyprus Prisons Department Emblem.svg, Coat of arms of the Cyprus Prisons Department

Northern Cyprus

The coat of arms of the internationally unrecognized

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a '' de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, and its territory is considered by all o ...

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 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 Cypriot intercommunal violence, intercommunal violence between Greek Cypriots, Greek and Turkish Cy ...

, as well as the Turkish

star and crescent The conjoined representation of a star and a crescent is used in various historical contexts, including as a prominent symbol of the Ottoman Empire, and in contemporary times, as a national symbol by some countries, and by some Muslims as a sym ...

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

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. File:Coat of arms of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus.svg, Coat of arms of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (1975–1983) File:Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983-2007).svg, Coat of arms of Northern Cyprus (1983–2007) File:Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg, Coat of arms of Northern Cyprus (2007–present) File:Emblem of the Presidency of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (without text).svg, alt=Coat of arms of the president of Northern Cyprus Coat of arms of the president of Northern Cyprus

Previous coats of arms

When Cyprus was a British Crown Colony, 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 The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, also referred to as the royal arms, are the arms of dominion of the British monarch, currently Charles III. They are used by the Government of the United Kingdom and by other The Crown, Crown instit ...

. File:Royal Arms of England (1189-1198).svg, Arms of

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(1191–1192) File:Blason Ordre du Temple.svg, Seal of The

Knights Templar The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a Military order (religious society), military order of the Catholic Church, Catholic faith, and one of the most important military ord ...

(1192) File:Blason Royaume de Jérusalem.svg, Arms of The

Kingdom of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as the Crusader Kingdom, was one of the Crusader states established in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade. It lasted for almost two hundred years, from the accession of Godfrey of Bouillon in 1 ...

(1192) File:Armoiries Chypre.svg,

House of Lusignan The House of Lusignan ( ; ) was a royal house of France, French origin, which at various times ruled several principalities in Europe and the Levant, including the kingdoms of Kingdom of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Kingdom of Cyprus, Cyprus, and Kingd ...

1194–1268:

Kings of Cyprus The Kingdom of Cyprus (; ) was a medieval kingdom of the Crusader states that existed between 1192 and 1489. Initially ruled as an independent Christian kingdom, it was established by the French House of Lusignan after the Third Crusade. It c ...

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

Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...

(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, also known as Cilician Armenia, Lesser Armenia, Little Armenia or New Armenia, and formerly known as the Armenian Principality of Cilicia, was an Armenians, Armenian state formed during the High Middle Ages b ...

(3rd quarter) File:Coat of arms of Republic of Venice.svg, Coat of arms of

Republic of Venice The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and Maritime republics, maritime republic with its capital in Venice. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 ...

(1500–1571) File:Coat of arms of Venetian Cyprus.svg, Coat of arms of Venetian Cyprus (1555) File:Coat of arms of the Eyalet of Cyprus.svg, Coat of arms of the Ottoman Eyalet of Cyprus (Eyalet-i Ḳıbrıṣ), 1571–1878 File:Coat of Arms of the Ottoman Empire (1846-1882).svg, Coat of Arms of The

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

(1846–1878) File:Greater coat of arms of the Republic of Venice, 1680.svg, Lusignan arms

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ed in the greater arms of the Republic of Venice, 1680 File:Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg, Coat of arms of

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(1878–1952) 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 File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (St Edward's Crown).svg, Coat of arms of United Kingdom (1952–1960)

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Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

National symbols of Cyprus