▁request ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁design ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁Sultan ▁Abd ul ▁Ham id ▁II ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁It ▁included ▁two ▁flags : ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁D ynast y , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁cres cent ▁and ▁a ▁star ▁on ▁red ▁base , ▁and ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁C ali ph , ▁which ▁had ▁three ▁cres c ents ▁on ▁a ▁green ▁base . ▁ ▁Modern ▁her ald ry ▁ ▁Her ald ry ▁fl our ishes ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁world ; ▁institutions , ▁companies , ▁and ▁private ▁persons ▁continue ▁using ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms ▁as ▁their ▁p ict orial ▁identification . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁English ▁Kings ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁Scotland ' s ▁Lord ▁Lyon ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁and ▁the ▁Chief ▁Her ald ▁of ▁Ireland ▁continue ▁making ▁gr ants ▁of ▁arms . ▁There ▁are ▁her ald ic ▁authorities ▁in ▁Canada , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁Sweden ▁that ▁grant ▁or ▁register ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms . ▁In ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁arm orial ▁bear ings ▁is ▁also ▁determined ▁by ▁Roman ▁Dutch ▁law , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁orig ins ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁col ony ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Her ald ic ▁soci eties ▁ab ound ▁in ▁Africa , ▁Asia , ▁Austral asia , ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁and ▁Europe . ▁Her ald ry ▁af icion ados ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Creative ▁An ach ron ism ,