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The national emblem of Algeria^[1] (Arabic: الشعار الوطني الجزائري, Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵔⵜ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⵔ) is the seal used by the government, as other states use coats of arms.

The current form of the emblem with Arabic writing was adopted on 1 November 1976, but was only differentiated from previous one by the changing of the motto from French to Arabic^{[citation needed]}. Contained on the emblem is the crescent that is also found on the flag of Algeria, and is a symbol of Islam. The text that encircles the emblem says in Arabic: الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية ("The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria", the country's official name).

The hand of Fatima, a traditional symbol of the region, appears in front of the Atlas Mountains, below a rising sun representing a new era. Buildings stand for industry and plants for agriculture.

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  Coat of arms of the Regency of Algiers (????–1830)
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  Coat of arms of the Regency of Algiers (1710-1830)
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  Coat of arms of the Regency of Algiers (Likely the official one)^{[citation needed]}
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  Emblem of the Regency of Algiers (1708-1830)
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  Coat of arms of Algeria during the colonial period (1830–1962)^[2]
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  Seal of the Emirate of Abdelkader (1832–1847)^[3]
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  Coat of arms of French Algeria during Second Empire (1865)
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  Seal of the Government-General of Algeria (1950)
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  Emblem of the Government-General of Algeria (1962)
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  Seal of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (1958–1962)
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  Emblem of the Republic of Algeria (1962–1971)
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  Emblem of the Republic of Algeria (1971–1976)

• Flag of Algeria

• Official website of the Government of Algeria
• Algeria at national-symbol.com