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{{Infobox coat of arms
|name          = Emblem of Yemen
|image            = Emblem of Yemen (2).svg
|image_width      = 250
|middle           = 
|middle_width     = 
|middle_caption   = 
|lesser           = Insigne Iemeniae.svg
|lesser_width     = 150
|lesser_caption   = [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|Escutcheon]]
|armiger          = [[Yemen|Republic of Yemen]]
|year_adopted     = 1990
|crest            = 
|torse            = 
|shield           = Per fess argent and barry wavy argent and azure, overall a crenellated wall in fess throughout, issuing therefrom to chief a coffee branch leaved and fructed proper{{efn|There is no official blazon for the shield of the Republic of Yemen, it is described as "a drawing representing the Ma’rib Dam and the coffee tree is engraved on it" on the "Presidency Council Decision By Law No. (2) of 1990 Regarding the emblem of the Republic of Yemen and its official seal".<ref>https://yemen-nic.info/contents/Brief/bird1.php</ref>}}
|supporters       = An [[Eagle of Saladin]] proper
|compartment      = 
|motto            = الجمهورية اليمنية<br />("The Republic of Yemen")
|other_elements   = Two [[Flag of Yemen|flags of Yemen]]
|earlier_versions = 
|use              = 
|image2=Emblem of Yemen.svg}}

The '''Emblem of Yemen''' depicts a golden [[eagle of Saladin]] with a scroll between its claws. On the scroll is written the name of the country in {{langx|ar|الجمهورية اليمنية}} ('The Yemeni Republic'). The chest of the eagle contains a shield that depicts a coffee plant and the [[Marib Dam]], with seven blue wavy stripes below.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emblem of Yemen|url=https://www.symbols.com/symbol/emblem-of-yemen|access-date=2021-08-15|website=www.symbols.com}}</ref> The flagstaffs on the right and left of the eagle hold the [[flag of Yemen]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flags, Symbols & Currency of Yemen|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/flags/yemen|access-date=2021-08-15|website=WorldAtlas|date=24 February 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Historical emblems==
===North Yemen===
From 1945 to 1990, [[Yemen]] was split into [[Yemen Arab Republic|North]] and [[People's Democratic Republic of Yemen|South]]. The North had an emblem more similar to the present day one, and its shield has similarities with the shield of the former [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen]].  
<gallery class="center">
File:Yemen İmamate Coat.png|Emblem of [[Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din]]
File:Coat of arms of the kingdom of Yemen (1956-1962).svg|Coat of arms of the [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen]] (1918–1970)
File:Coat of arms of Yemen Arab Republic 1962-1966.svg|Coat of arms of the [[Yemen Arab Republic]] (1962–1966)
File:Coat of arms of Yemen Arab Republic 1966-1974.svg|Coat of arms of the [[Yemen Arab Republic]] (1966–1974)
File:Coat of arms of Yemen Arab Republic (1974–1990).svg|Coat of arms of the [[Yemen Arab Republic]] (1974–1990)
</gallery>

===South Yemen===
The South had an emblem with the pan-Arab "[[Eagle of Saladin]]" (similar to the coats of arms of [[Coat of arms of Egypt|Egypt]], [[Coat of arms of Iraq|Iraq]], and the former coats of arms of [[Coat of arms of Libya|Libya]] and [[Coat of arms of Syria|Syria]]).
<gallery class="center">
File:Coat of arms of South Yemen (1967-1970).svg|Coat of arms of the [[People's Republic of South Yemen]] (1967–1970)
File:Coat of arms of South Yemen (1970-1990).svg|Coat of arms of the [[People's Democratic Republic of Yemen]] (1970–1990) 
</gallery>

===[[Federation of South Arabia]]===
<gallery class="center">
File:Coat of arms of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South.svg|Emblem of the [[Federation of Arab Emirates of the South]] (1959–1962)
File:Coat of Arms of the Federation of South Arabia.svg|Emblem of the [[Federation of South Arabia]] (1962–1967)
</gallery>

==== [[Federation of South Arabia#States|States]] ====
<gallery class="center">
File:Emblem of Lahj.png|Emblem of the [[Sultanate of Lahej]]
</gallery>

===[[Protectorate of South Arabia]]===
<gallery class="center">
File:Coat of arms of the State of Upper Yafa.svg|Emblem of the [[Upper Yafa|State of Upper Yafa]] before 1967
File:Emblem of the Kathiri State.png|Emblem of the [[Kathiri|Kathiri State of Seiyun]]  (?–1967)
File:Quati State Coat of Arms.png|Emblem of the [[Qu'aiti|Quaiti State of Shihr and Mukalla]]  (?–1967)
</gallery>

===[[Aden Colony]]===
<gallery class="center">
File:Badge of the Colony of Aden.svg|Badge of the [[Aden Colony]] (1937–1963)
</gallery>

==Government==
<gallery class="center">
File:Emblem of the Yemeni Interior Ministry.svg|Emblem of the [[Ministry of Interior (Yemen)|Ministry of Interior]] 
File:Yemeni Armed Forces Emblem.svg|Emblem of the [[Republic of Yemen Armed Forces]]
File:Yemeni Army.svg|Emblem of the [[Republic of Yemen Armed Forces|Yemeni Army]]
File:Yemeni Navy.svg|Emblem of the [[Yemeni Navy]]
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Heraldry|Middle East}}
*[[Coat of arms of Egypt]]
*[[Coat of arms of Iraq]]
*[[Coat of arms of Palestine]]
*[[Coat of arms of Syria]]
*[[Coat of arms of Sudan]]
*[[Coat of arms of Libya]]
*[[Eagle of Saladin]]
*[[National symbols of Yemen]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Url|https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Yemen|Heraldry of Yemen}}
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