State emblem of Pakistan

State emblem of Pakistan
پاکستان کا قومی نشان
State emblem of Pakistan; پاکستان کا قومی نشان
Armiger	Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Adopted	1954
Crest	A mullet and crescent increscent, both vert
Shield	Quarterly, first vert a lozenge argent, charged with a cotton flower argent, second argent with tea stalk vert, third argent charged with a garb of wheat vert, fourth party fer fess argent and vert four jute stalks eradicated counterchanged
Supporters	Two jasmine branches embowed vert in their natural colors
Compartment	Ribbon vert, backed argent upon which is written in argent the word national motto in the Urdu language.
Motto	ایمان، اتحاد، نظم ; "Faith, Unity, Discipline"

The State Emblem of Pakistan was adopted in 1954 and symbolises the ideological foundation of the country, the basis of its economy, its cultural heritage and its guiding principles.^[2]

Design

The four components of the emblem are a crescent and star crest above an escutcheon, which is surrounded by a wreath, below which is a scroll.^[2] The crest and the green colour of the emblem are considered traditional symbols of Islam. The quartered shield in the centre shows cotton, wheat, tea and jute, which were the major crops of Pakistan at independence and are shown in a form of escutcheon and signify as the main agricultural base for the importance of the Nation's economy.^[2] The floral wreath, surrounding the shield, is Jasminum officinale (the national flower) and represents the floral designs used in traditional Mughal art and emphasizes the cultural heritage of Pakistan.^[2] The scroll supporting the shield contains the national motto in Urdu, "Īmān, Ittiḥād, Naẓm", which reads from right to left: (ایمان، اتحاد، نظم), translated as "Faith, Unity, Discipline" which are intended as the guiding principles for Pakistan. This logo was designed by Maraj Muhammad student of National College of Arts^[3]