Twelve Symbols national emblem
| Twelve Symbols national emblem | |
|---|---|
| Armiger | Republic of China (1913–1928) Empire of China (1915–1916) |
| Adopted | February 1913 |
| Supporters | Chinese dragon, Fenghuang |
| Use | 1913–1928 |
| Twelve Symbols national emblem | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 十二章國徽 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 十二章国徽 | ||||||||
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The Twelve Symbols national emblem (Chinese: 十二章國徽; pinyin: Shí'èr zhāng Guóhuī) was the state emblem of the Empire of China and the Republic of China from 1913 to 1928. It was based on the ancient Chinese symbols of the Twelve Ornaments.