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|name             = Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Cambodia<br />ព្រះរាជសិង្ហានៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
|image            = Royal arms of Cambodia.svg
|image_width      = 250
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|armiger          = [[Norodom Sihamoni]], [[King of Cambodia]]
|year_adopted     = 1953 (original)<ref name=":0">((Cite web|url=https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~205622~3002518|title=Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Ceylon. Pergamon World Atlas. – David Rumsey Historical Map Collection|website=davidrumsey.com))</ref><br />1993
|crest            = In place of a crest, the Royal Crown of Cambodia Or emitting rays of light Or
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|shield           = A sword fesswise Or atop two ceremonial bowls also Or, in chief a representation of the Sacred Aum Or and in base a laurel wreath proper and a representation of the Royal Order of Cambodia also proper
|supporters       = Two creatures: a Gajasingha and a Singha, both Or, holding two five-tiered royal umbrellas, also Or
|compartment      = A ribbon Azure with the motto Argent in [[Khmer script]]
|motto            = ((lang|km|ព្រះចៅក្រុងកម្ពុជា))<br />((small|((transliteration|km|Preăhchau Krŏng Kâmpŭchéa))))<br />((small|("Ruler of the Kingdom of Cambodia")))
|orders           = [[Royal Order of Cambodia]]
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The '''royal arms of Cambodia''' is the symbol of the [[Cambodian monarchy]]. They have existed in some form close to the one depicted since the establishment of the independent [[Cambodia (1953–1970)|Kingdom of Cambodia]] in [[Independence Day of Cambodia|1953]]. It is the symbol on the [[Flag of Cambodia#Royal standard|royal standard]] of the reigning monarch of [[Cambodia]], currently King [[Norodom Sihamoni]].

==Description==

A light blue shield with an Unalome Sign, the Khmer Version of the [[Om|Aum]] Symbol, on top of the sword is placed on two ceremonial pedestalled platters (''[[phan (tray)|phan]]'') and the laurel wreath superimposed on the Royal Order of Cambodia on the bottom. The shield is placed on the white mantle with golden fringes and the golden decorations on the bottom and was surmounted by the Royal Crown with the shining diamond emanating from the rays of light at the top of the crown. The shield is supported by the two royal animals are the [[gajasimha|Gajasingha]] (the [[lion]] with an [[elephant]] [[Elephant#Trunk|trunk]]) to the left and the Rajasingha (the royal lion) to the right holding two royal five-tiered [[parasols|umbrellas]] (one on each side) standing on the blue ribbon with the words: "((lang|km|ព្រះចៅក្រុងកម្ពុជា))" (In [[Khmer language|Khmer]], "Ruler of the Kingdom of Cambodia").

The two royal animals of the [[gajasimha|gajasingha]] and the rajasingha holding two royal five-tiered umbrellas representing the King and the Queen.<ref name=r1>((citation|url=http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/default.aspx|author=Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation|title=Official Website|year=2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627001832/http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/default.aspx|archivedate=27 June 2014|df=dmy-all))</ref>

The Khmer-language phrase ((lang|km|ព្រះចៅក្រុងកម្ពុជា)) on the banner beneath the royal arms translates to: ''preăh chau'' (royal or auspicious ruler) - ''krŏng'' (area, or in this case, kingdom) - ''Kămpŭchéa'' (Cambodia): "Ruler of the Kingdom of Cambodia".

==History==
The royal arms were discontinued with the overthrow of the monarchy in the [[Khmer Republic|Republican]] Era (1970–1975). They were restored for official use in 1993 with the reinstatement of the monarchy under HM [[Norodom Sihanouk]].

Other arms were used during succeeding periods: [[Democratic Kampuchea]] (i.e., [[Khmer Rouge]] era: 1975-1979), the [[People's Republic of Kampuchea]] (1979–1989), and the [[People's Republic of Kampuchea#Transition: State of Cambodia (1989 - 1993)|State of Cambodia]] (1989–1993).

{| class="wikitable"
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! Image !! State !! In use
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| [[File:Coat of arms of Cambodia (1864–1970).svg|100px]] || [[Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–70)|Kingdom of Cambodia]] (lesser version) || 1860<ref>http://hubert-herald.nl/INHOUD.htm</ref>–1970
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| [[File:Coat of arms of The Khmer Republic.svg|100px]] || [[Khmer Republic]] || 1970–1975
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| [[File:Emblem of Democratic Kampuchea 1975–1979.svg|100px]] || [[Democratic Kampuchea]] || 1976–1982
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| [[File:Coat of arms of Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea.png|100px]] || [[Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea]] || 1982–1992
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| [[File:Emblem of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg|100px]] || ''[[People's Republic of Kampuchea]]'' || ''1979–1981''
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| [[File:Emblem of the People's Republic of Kampuchea (1981-1989).svg|100px]] || ''[[People's Republic of Kampuchea]]'' || ''1981–1989''
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| [[File:Coat of arms of State of Cambodia.svg|100px]] || ''[[People's Republic of Kampuchea#Transition|State of Cambodia]]''|| ''1989–1992''
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| [[File:Emblem of Cambodia UNTAC.svg|100px]] || [[United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia]] (UNTAC) || 1992–1993
|-
|[[File:Royal arms of Cambodia.svg|100px]] || [[Cambodia|Kingdom of Cambodia]] || 1953–1970<ref name=":0" /><br />1975–1976<br />1993–present
|-
|}

== See also ==
((portal|Cambodia|Heraldry))
* [[Flag of Cambodia]]

== References ==
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((Symbols of Cambodia))
((Coats of arms of Asia))

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[[Category:National symbols of Cambodia]]
[[Category:Cambodian coats of arms]]
[[Category:National coats of arms|Cambodia]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with lions|Cambodia]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with swords|Cambodia]]


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