Emblem of Tatmadaw

Emblem of Myanma Tatmadaw
Versions
Cap Badges: Commissioned officers (left), NCOs and other ranks (right).
The version used for mark logo and on collar tabs and belt head insignias.
Armiger	Myanmar Defence Services (Myanma Tatmadaw)
Adopted	1990
Crest	A barn star Or
Shield	Gule, The Tatmadaw logo Or, surrounded by olive branches with 30 leaves on each sides Or
Supporters	Burmese floral arabesques (Kanote)
Motto	ရဲသော်မသေ သေသော် ငရဲမလား

The full emblem of Tatmadaw is used as the cap badge ^[1] of all personnel in the Army, Navy and Air Force. It is also used as an official seal ^{[2] [3] [4]} and a logo. ^{[5] [6]}

History

1948–1977

Emblem of Bama Tatmadaw
Armiger	Armed Forces of the Union of Burma (1948-1955) [7] Defence Services (Tatmadaw) (1955-1962) [7] [8] People's Defence Services (Pyithu Tatmadaw) (after 1962) [8]
Adopted	1948
Relinquished	1977
Crest	A lion sejant Or
Shield	Azure, a map of Myanmar Gule
Supporters	Two lion sejant Or
Motto	ပြည်ထောင်စု သမတမြန်မာ နိုင်ငံတော်

The first emblem of post-independence Burmese Armed Forces (Bama Tatmadaw) is a derivative work of the State Seal of Burma at that time; the circle of samaggānaṃ tapo sukho from the State seal is replaced by a shield in the Tatmadaw emblem. ^[9]

1977–1990

Emblem of Pyithu Tatmadaw
Armiger	People's Defence Services (Pyithu Tatmadaw)
Adopted	1977
Relinquished	1990
Crest	A barn star Or
Shield	Azure, a map of Myanmar Gule, surrounded by a cogwheel Or which is also surrounded by paddy ears Or
Supporters	Burmese floral arabesque (Kanote)
Motto	ရဲသော်မသေ သေသော် ငရဲမလား

The State seal was changed in 1974, and the Tatmadaw emblem was changed on 1st October 1977. ^[10] The then new emblem is with a red map of the country surrounded by cogwheel and paddy ears headed by a star (which are also the ones added to the State seal). Instead of using the name of the country, the Tatmadaw started to include its motto on its emblem. It also excluded the lions which was included in the former one. ^[11]

See also

• Heraldry portal

• State Seal of Myanmar
• Military ranks of Myanmar

References

1. A photo by AFP
2. "A certificate of honour signed by Adjutant General, 22 February 2015". Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
3. A certificate of honour signed by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, 4 November 2017
4. A certificate of honour signed by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, 24 February 2018
5. The 2nd Thailand - Myanmar Military Cultural Exchange
6. The 3rd Thailand - Myanmar Military Cultural Exchange
7. တပ်မတော်သမိုင်း တတိယတွဲ
8. တပ်မတော်သမိုင်း စတုတ္ထတွဲ
9. Burmese Army Officers Brass Cap Badge Firmin London Burma
10. တပ်မတော်သမိုင်း ပဉ္စမတွဲ
11. http://www.hubert-herald.nl/MyanmarAF_bestanden/image011.jpg ^{[ bare URL image file ]}