National Emblem of Bahrain to get Royal Crown

TDT | Manama                      

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com   

The Royal Crown with five triangles, hailing Bahrain as a constitutional and hereditary monarchy, will soon find its place on the National Emblem of Bahrain, for which the Shura members were to come together today to vote.

The amendment is according to Decree-Law No. (39) of 2022 that will come up for discussion as members of the Shura Council sit together for their third meeting of the first session of the sixth Legislative Term.

The Decree-law issued by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in October last year amends some provisions of Decree-Law (72) of 2006 regarding the Emblem of Bahrain, based on a Cabinet proposal.

The amendment reads: “The Emblem of the Kingdom of Bahrain shall consist of the Kingdom’s flag within a three-sided shield-shaped frame, with a top straight base, containing Arab-style motifs engraved on its sides, and surmounted by the royal crown with five triangles.”

The current coat of arms of Bahrain was designed in 1932 by Charles Belgrave, the British adviser to the then-Shaikh of Bahrain.

The design underwent slight modifications when the mantling and the indentations of the chief were modified.

In the same session, the Shura Council members will also consider a Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee report recommending amendments to articles concerning the establishment of the Constitutional court from the Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee.

The committee recommends approving Decree-Law No. (35) of 2022 amending Article (3) of Decree-Law No. (27) of the year 2002.

The amendments are for renewing memberships of the president and the members of the Constitutional Court for similar periods.

The move extends the services of the judges to continue benefitting from their experience in the field.