The national emblem of Belarus features a ribbon in the colors of the national flag, a map of Belarus, wheat ears and a red star. Between 1991 and 1995, Belarus used a coat of arms, known as the Pahonia, as its national emblem. It was originally a symbol of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, of which Belarus had historically been a part.
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The national emblem of Belarus features a ribbon in the colors of the national flag, a map of Belarus, wheat ears and a red star. The emblem is an allusion to one that was used by the Byelorussian SSR, designed by Ivan Dubasov in 1950. Between 1991 and 1995, Belarus used a coat of arms, known as the Pahonia, as its national emblem. It was originally a symbol of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, of which Belarus had historically been a part. Since it was dropped as the official emblem of the People’s Republic of Belarus in 1995, opposition groups such as the Belarusian People’s Front have used them as their own symbols. The current law regulating the design and use of the emblem was passed on July 5, 2004. It can be used by both foreigners and citizens of Belarus as long as the symbol is displayed with respect, although citizens may not use the state emblem on letterheads or business cards if they are not agents of the government. It also appears on all ballot boxes, campaign mailings and on promotional standards when the election is starting. The arms can be drawn in full colour, monochrome or using two colors.
It is also used on border posts between Belarus and Russia, and on passports and money, including money, passports and official letterheads. It was replaced by the current emblem following a controversial referendum held in 1995 following a dispute over its use as a form of protest against their own party, the Belarusians for the Union of Railways and Communications. It has been used as an official emblem since 1991, when Belarus declared itself independent of the Soviet Union. The coat of Arms of Belarus was the starting arms of the starting of Belarus’ independence in 1991, and was used until 1995 when it was replaced as the national emblem by the new emblem. The arms were first used as the personal arms of Algirdas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania. They continued to be used until the return to the Imperial Russian Empire in 1795, though the arms were incorporated into the coat of return. The idea of the historic national symbol was first used by Belarusian poet Maksim Bahdančč in his poem “Pahonia”
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