In The Fold Of The United Nations |
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| By davidbunch |
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| When Iran entered the fold of the United Nations in 1943, it
brought as its national symbol another lion, holding a sword
in its right forepaw. Peeping over the back of the king of
beasts is a sun, emblem of goodness and purity. Iran was the
name given to Persia in 1935. During the reign of Cyrus the
Great, the Persians had displayed on their white standard a
golden eagle. The Egyptians had the earliest military
organizations, and were probably the first people to use
flags 68 and standards. Both Egypt and Turkey feature on
their national insignia the star and crescent. Egypt was a
part of the Turkish Empire from 1517 until early in the
nineteenth century. The crescent was symbolic of Diana,
patroness of Byzantium or Constantinople. When Philip of
Macedon laid siege to Byzantium in 339 B.C., the Byzantines,
one dark night, were enabled, by the light of a crescent
moon, to resist the invaders, who were trying to undermine
their walls. The star and crescent device was used on
ancient Byzantine coins. The Dannebrog of Denmark, said to be the oldest national flag still in use, is represented in the center of the coat of arms by a white cross. In 1219 King Waldemar II saw in the heavens a silver cross, which gave him power to save his country at a critical time in its history. He introduced the cross into the design of the flag. Two savage men, supposed to represent the Cimbrians, who were driven out of Jutland some two thousand years ago by rising floods, support the shield of the coat of arms. In the first quarter are three blue lions and nine red hearts, symbolizing Denmark proper. The Duchy of Slesvig is represented by two blue lions. Three golden crowns on a blue field stand for Sweden, formerly united with Denmark. A silver falcon represents Iceland, and a polar bear stands for Greenland, a colony of Denmark, sixty times larger than the mother country. The Faroe Islands are represented by a silver sheep, in recognition of the major industry of these islands of the North Sea. A blue lion stands for Jutland, and a golden dragon for Vandalia. Other characters in the center of the shield are of historical significance only. Chains suspended underneath the shield represent two orders of knighthood. The Order of Dannebrog is distinguished by a white cross, and the Order of the Elephant by a white elephant with golden tusks, a tower and driver. The elephant signifies cleverness, courage and chastity. This order, founded by Christian I in 1426, was recently conferred on Field Marshal Sir Bernard M. Montgomery, who is the only living person, outside of Denmark's royal family, with the right to use it today. |
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