Persian Symbols
| Descending Eagle | Bad luck. |
| Eagle | Light; height. |
| Flying Eagle | Good luck. |
| Hounds | Fame; ever increasing honor. |
| Leopards | Fame; ever increasing honor. |
| Lion | Power; victory. |
| Peacock | Fire; light. |
| Phœnix | Immortality. |
| Standing Eagle | Good luck. |
| Sun | Light. |
| Sword | Force. |
| Tree of health | Immortality. |
| Tree of life | Knowledge; truth. |
The Coat of Arms of Persia is the Lion holding a sword in his paw, and with the Sun at his back.