What is Coat of arms of Turkmenistan?
[[File:Coat of Arms of Turkmenistan.svg|right|200px]] The '''coat of arms of Turkmenistan''' was created after [[Turkmenistan]] gained independence from the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991. The eight-point green starburst (known as the star of [[Rub El Hizb]] (۞), a symbol of [[Islam]], to which a majority of [[Turkmen]] profess) with golden edges features in its center a red circular disc which carries sheaves of [[wheat]], five [[carpet]] [[gul]]s, and centered upon that a smaller blue circle with a lifelike (rather than heraldized) depiction of an [[Akhal-Teke]] horse, a source of pride for the [[Turkmen people]]. A variant of the emblem, which included different colors and rounded, was used from 1992 until 2003. [http://www.statesymbol.ru/abroad/cis/20050803/39598373.html][http://eh.lenin.ru/arms/3as/turkmenistan/tkm-ax.gif] The five traditional carpet motifs on the red disc represent the five major [[tribes]] or houses, and stand for the [[tradition]]al and religious values of the country. These Turkmen tribes in traditional order are [[Teke]] ([[Tekke]]), [[Yomut carpet|Yomut]] ([[Yomud]]), [[Arsary]] ([[Ersary]]), [[Chowdur]] ([[Choudur]]), and [[Saryk]] ([[Saryq]]). The [[Salyr]] ([[Salor]]), a tribe that declined as a result of military defeat before the modern period, are not represented, nor are several smaller tribes or subtribes. The green and red colors appear in this shield because they have been venerated historically by the Turkmen. The central elements are surrounded by sheaves of wheat that allude to the custom to welcome to guests with [[salt]] and [[bread]]. Atop the wheat and the red circle appear a waxing [[crescent moon]] of white, typical of [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] symbology, and five [[five-pointed star]]s also of white. The waxing crescent moon symbolizes the hope of the country for a shining future and the stars represent the five [[province]]s ([[Provinces of Turkmenistan|Welayatlar]]) of Turkmenistan-[[Ahal Province|Ahal]], [[Balkan Province|Balkan]], [[Daşoguz Province|Dashhowuz]], [