GB 15093-2025National emblem (English PDF)

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part

1.Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting is required. This document replaces GB 15093-2008 "National Emblem". Compared with GB 15093-2008, in addition to structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main changes are. The technical changes are as follows:

a) The term "national emblem yellow" has been changed to "national emblem gold" (see 3.2,

3.2 of the.2008 edition);

b) The term "national emblem centre" has been deleted (see

3.3 of the.2008 edition);

c) Added "Basic Basis" (see Chapter 4);

d) The shape and design of the national emblem have been changed to the shape and design of the national emblem in the National Emblem Law of the People's Republic of China implemented in 2021 (see Figure 1, Figure 1 of the.2008 edition);

e) The national emblem grid ink line diagram has been replaced with the national emblem grid ink line diagram in the "National Emblem Law of the People's Republic of China" implemented in 2021 (see Figure 2, Figure 3 of the.2008 edition);

f) Added "National Emblem Longitudinal Section" (see Figure 3);

g) Added "National Emblem Components and Quantity" (see 5.1, Appendix A);

h) Improved the "National Emblem Dimensions and Permissible Deviations" (see Table 1, Table 1 of the.2008 Edition);

i) Changed "unevenness" to "flatness" (see Table 1, Table 1 of the.2008 edition);

j) Changed "out-of-roundness" to "roundness" (see Table 1, Table 1 of the.2008 edition);

1 Scope

GB 15093 is the standard for the national emblem of the People's Republic of China: the geometry of the design, the proportions of its elements, the colours and their tolerances, the permitted sizes, and the materials and workmanship for emblems made in metal, plastic or other materials. It is what a manufacturer of official emblems is held to and what an inspector checks, and it is mandatory - the emblem is protected by law, and a non-conforming reproduction is not merely a quality defect. Issued on 28 March 2025, in force since 1 January 2026, replacing GB 15093-2008. This page is published from the official record of the standard held by the Chinese standards administration: the identification, the dates, the classification and the edition it replaces are taken from there. The clause text, the tables and the numeric limits are not reproduced on this page - they are in the document itself, which is delivered in full in English translation.

This document specifies the technical requirements, 3D digital model, inspection rules, and Packaging, labeling, transportation and storage, and describes the corresponding test methods. This document is applicable to the hanging national emblem. The national emblem patterns made of other materials using printing and other processes shall refer to this document.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute the essential clauses of this document through normative references in this document. For referenced documents without a date, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for referenced documents without a date, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.

GB/T 1449 Test method for bending properties of fiber reinforced plastics

GB/T 1720 Paint film scratch test

GB/T 1733 Determination of water resistance of paint films

GB/T 1740 Determination of moisture and heat resistance of paint films

GB/T 1766 Rating method for aging of paint and varnish coatings

GB/T 1865 Paints and varnishes - Artificial weathering and exposure to artificial radiation - Filtered xenon arc radiation

GB/T 3854 Test method for Barcol hardness of reinforced plastics

GB/T 3979-2008 Measurement method of object color

GB/T 4380-2004 Evaluation of roundness error - Two-point and three-point methods

GB/T 6739 Paints and varnishes - Determination of film hardness by pencil method

GB/T 9754 Paints and varnishes - Determination of specular gloss at 20°, 60° and 85° for paint films without metallic pigments

GB/T 10125 Artificial atmosphere corrosion test Salt spray test

GB/T 11186.2 Methods for measuring the color of coatings Part

3 Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 The red color used in the national emblem is in a specific area of the chromaticity diagram.

3.2 The national emblem uses golden yellow in a specific area of the chromaticity diagram.

4 Basic Basis

4.1 The national emblem shall comply with the relevant provisions of the National Emblem Law of the People's Republic of China.