The National Emblem of the Republic of Azerbaijan is one of the principal attributes and symbols of its state independence. The modern national emblem  is a copy of the draft  national emblem which was adopted during the time of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, with some changes.
 
On 30 January 1920, the government of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic announced a competition on the best state emblem of Azerbaijan and made a decision that a sample of the emblem that wins the competition will be adopted on 28 May the same year. However, due to the collapse of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on 28 April 1920, it was impossible to adopt a decision relating to the National Emblem.

On 17 November 1990, the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic, after having discussed the issue relating to the national emblem, appealed to the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR on announcement of a new competition for the preparation of the national emblem of Azerbaijan.

The competition was announced on February5, 1991, under the decision of the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan Republic. On 19 January 1993, under the Constitutional Law, one of the draft national emblem developed in 1919-1920, with certain changes, was adopted as the State National Emblem of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The National Emblem of the Republic of Azerbaijan represents an image of oriental shield placed on the arch composed of oak branches and ears. On the shield, against the background of colors of the State Flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan, there is an image of an eight-pointed star and in the center of the star there is an image of flame. In the colored description of the State Emblem of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the star is white, the flame is red, the oak branches are green, the ears are yellow, and the rims of the shield and the star, as well as rivets and oak galls are golden.

Recommended literature:

1. Əliyev, İqrar Həbib oğlu. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət rəmzləri / İ. H. Əliyev, E. Ə. Məhərrəmov ; red. Y. M. Mahmudov ; AMEA A.A. Bakıxanov adına Tarix İnstitutu, AMEA Arxeologiya və Etnoqrafiya İnstitutu. - Yenidən işlənilmiş nəşri. - Bakı : Nurlan, 2008. - 56 s.
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3. Все страны мира : флаги и гербы: современный справочник / сост. Л. П. Бушуева. - Ростов н/Д : Владис ; М. : Рипол Классик, 2009. - 800 с.