Image: Emblem of Iraq (1959-1965)

Description: شعار العراق 1959-1965
Title: Emblem of Iraq (1959-1965)
Credit: This image was made from scratch by AnonMoos, using the following sources: The iq_1959.html page from the FOTW site (available at various web locations). The cover of the April 13, 1959 issue of Time magazine. Various images of early 1960's Iraqi currency. The descriptions at http://www.pjsymes.com.au/articles/CBI-First.htm The image near the bottom of http://www.jeanpaulleblanc.com/Iraq.htm The SVG representation of the enclosing frame of the emblem was converted from the following PostScript code: %! 300 396 translate .425 dup scale gsave .9875 .925 0 setrgbcolor/A{0 -13.5 moveto 0 1 2{pop 18.5 0 35 9 45 13.5 rcurveto 10 4.5 26.5 13.5 45 13.5 rcurveto 18.5 0 35 -9 45 -13.5 rcurveto 10 -4.5 26.5 -13.5 45 -13.5 rcurveto}for 20 setlinewidth stroke}def 0.62 dup scale /l{rlineto}def 22.5 rotate 0 1 7{gsave 45 mul rotate 500 -100 translate 0 1 10{pop A 0 20 translate}for 1 setgray 0 -80 translate A 0 -80 translate A grestore}for grestore 1 0 0 setrgbcolor /inner 329 def/outer 658 def 0 1 7{45 mul/angl exch def 0 0 inner angl 22.5 sub angl 15 sub arc outer angl cos mul outer angl sin mul lineto 0 0 inner angl 15 add angl 22.5 add arc}for closepath 0 0 300 360 0 arcn fill 1 setgray 0 0 276 0 360 arc 0 0 186 360 0 arcn closepath fill 0 setgray 0 0 300 0 360 arc closepath 0 0 276 360 0 arcn closepath fill .667 .851 .969 setrgbcolor 0 0 150 0 360 arc closepath fill 0 setgray 107 -174 moveto 14 10 l 28 -41 l -14 -10 l closepath 59 -224 moveto 14 9 l 12 -18 l -14 -9 l closepath 79 -214 moveto 33 23 l 9 -13 l -33 -23 l closepath 127 -163 moveto 4 4 92 66 92 181 rcurveto 0 108 -72 167 -90 195 rcurveto 18 -9 118 -69 118 -202 rcurveto 0 -110 -62 -189 -95 -210 rcurveto closepath -156 -199 moveto 35 35 l 8 -8 l -35 -35 l closepath -243 9 moveto 0 110 85 196 114 204 rcurveto -3 -4 -86 -91 -86 -195 rcurveto 0 -100 56 -149 88 -181 rcurveto -30 -30 l -54 54 -86 129 -86 202 rcurveto closepath -140 -206 moveto 29 28 l 0 0 26 -16 41 -29 rcurveto 7 -7 10 -14 10 -22 rcurveto 0 -11 -4 -17 -11 -17 rcurveto -7 0 -4 15 -13 24 rcurveto -11 10 -30 14 -30 14 rcurveto -3 -5 -6 -7 -10 -7 rcurveto -4 0 -11 5 -16 9 rcurveto closepath fill 0 0 186 360 0 arcn closepath/inner 130 def /outer 145 def 0 1 7{45 mul/angl exch def 0 0 outer angl 22.5 sub angl 10 sub arc 0 0 inner angl 10 sub angl 10 add arc 0 0 outer angl 10 add angl 22.5 add arc}for closepath fill showpage %EOF
Author: AnonMoos
Permission: This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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