National Arms of Libya

Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry of Libya

THE NATIONAL ARMS OF LIBYA

Origin/meaning

Since 2011 Libya has only a provisional government which uses the above seal.

Libya never used proper heraldic arms since the independence in 1951.

Kingdom of Libya

From 1951-1969 Libya was a Kingdom using the arms below.

Libyan Republic

From 1970-1972 Libya was a republic using arms with the eage of Saladin, similar to several other Arabic countries. From 1972-1977 Libya was part of the Federation of Arab Republics, together with Egypt and Syria. The logo used was identical for the three countries, with some country-specific texts. From 1977-2011 the logo was similar, but with a green shield.

The arms from 1970-1972

The logo from 1972-1977

The logo from 1977-2011

Colonial arms

Libya was created in 1951 from Italian Libya, which, in turn was a merger of Italian Cyrenaica and Italian Tripolitania. See there for the colonial arms.