Khalifa issues law on Abu Dhabi’s emblem

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered changes to the Abu Dhabi emblem.

He issued Law No 1 for 2013 amending some provisions of Law No 5 for 2010 regarding the emblem.

According to the law, the emblem will take the shape of a falcon, which will have two crossed daggers under it. It will have on each side a white and red flag with a rectangle banner bearing the name Abu Dhabi. Three domes will be on top in the emblem. The law says that the emblem may have a red or silver or black frame.

The General Secretariat of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council is currently supervising the design, development and use of the emblem to reflect the cultural legacy, value and historical importance of the emirate.

A world renowned artist was selected to design the prototype, inspired by the valuable collection of daggers belonging to the Al Nahyan family, to ensure the full application of all the details of the symbolic model in a manner that reflects an appropriate combination of the format and the content, so as to ensure the effective application of the emblem in various media.

Abu Dhabi’s emblems first appeared on postal stamps in early 1968. Inspired by the heritage and history of Arabia, the emblem of the emirate was designed by Bahraini artist Abdullah Al Muharaqi and was first published in postal stamps in 1968.

The Executive Council will release the guidelines for using the emblem by government departments in official publications, gifts and promotional materials.