The national emblem of Belarus (Belarusian: Дзяржаўны герб Рэспублікі Беларусь, Dziaržaŭny hierb Respubliki Bielaruś, Russian: Государственный герб Республики Беларусь, Gosudarstvennyĭ gerb Respubliki Belarusʹ), which replaced the historic Pahonia arms in a 1995 referendum, features a ribbon in the colors of the national flag, a map of Belarus, wheat ears and a red star. It is sometimes referred to as the coat of arms of Belarus, although this is incorrect due to the lack of several heraldic elements. The emblem is an allusion to one that was used by the Byelorussian SSR, designed by Ivan Dubasov in 1950. Emblems reminiscent of the times of the Soviet Union are also used in Macedonia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the region of Transnistria.
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