The symbol of the unicorn can be found in Scotland's architecture and on its historic tapestries, jewelry and furniture.

These symbols are to be replaced with the steel pan, the national instrument of their country and first musical instrument of the 20th Century. This decision has ignited a significant regional ...

National flowers serve as symbols of a country's natural beauty, heritage, and cultural pride. These floral emblems often ...

This story appears in the January 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. The eagle is a national symbol, not just for Americans, but for Germans like me and many other people too ...

The monarch is expected to stay above partisan politics, representing the nation with traditional duties ranging from state visits to national ... Germany had invaded Denmark. The occupation meant ...

A highly symbolic artefact, held at the National Museum of Denmark since 1689, will be presented in Rio de Janeiro in a ...

Brazil formally received on Thursday the return from Denmark of an Indigenous cloak made with 4,000 red feathers of the ...

Visit the homepage for more information. One would be hard pressed to find a better example of a highly evocative national symbol than the Virgin of Guadalupe of Mexico. Like her famous Polish ...

A currency symbol is a graphical representation that denotes the name of a currency. The symbol is usually, but not always, unique to a specific country or region. These shorthand currency ...

No matter who you ask, everyone has an opinion on the American flag. The United States flag has a nearly 250-year history as ...