Coat of arms of El Salvador
The coat of arms of El Salvador has been in use in its current form since 15 September 1912.
The five rowed volcanos in the coat of arms were inspired by the Cordillera de Apaneca volcanic range
Federal Republic of Central America (1827–1841)
State emblem within the Federal Republic of Central America
The second Federal Republic of Central America (1842–1845)
The Phrygian cap or liberty cap is a soft conical cap with the apex bent over, associated in antiquity with several peoples in Eastern Europe and Anatolia, including the Persians, the Medes and the Scythians, as well as in the Balkans, Dacia, Thrace and in Phrygia, where the name originated. The oldest depiction of the Phrygian cap is from Persepolis in Iran.
Dacian prisoner with Phrygian cap (Roman statue from the 2nd century)
A Parthian (right) wearing a Phrygian cap; detail from the Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome (203 AD).
Orpheus with Phrygian cap.
Dacian sculpture with Phrygian Cap.