The coat of arms of Moscow depicts a horseman with a spear in his hand slaying a basilisk and is identified with Saint George and the Dragon. The heraldic...
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The coat of arms of Russia derives from the earlier coat of arms of the Russian Empire. Though modified more than once since the reign of Ivan III (1462–1505)...
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a new coat of arms (his former coat of arms was to similar to that of the Grand Duchy of Moscow). The new coat of arms was created as a mix of Leliwa...
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Coat of arms of Andorra Coat of arms of Angola Coat of arms of Argentina Coat of arms of Armenia Coat of arms of Aruba Coat of arms of Australia Coat...
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coat of arms, since it does not follow traditional heraldic rules, in Russian it is called герб (gerb), the word used for a traditional coat of arms....
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A banner of arms is a type of heraldic flag, characterised by sharing its imagery with that of the coat of arms (i.e. the shield of a full heraldic achievement...
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The coat of arms of Lithuania is a mounted armoured knight holding a sword and shield, known as Vytis (pronounced ['vîːtɪs]). Since the early 15th century...
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The Coat of Arms of Smolensk is the official heraldic symbol of the city of Smolensk, Smolensk region, Russia. A bird Gamayun on a sable cannon with an...
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The Order of the National Coat of Arms (Estonian: Riigivapi teenetemärk, French: Ordre du Blason National) was instituted by Konstantin Päts on 7 October...
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Saint George and the Dragon (redirect from Legend of Saint George)
Coat of arms of Reggio Calabria (1896) Coat of arms of Moscow (1781) Coat of arms of Moscow (1993 design) Coat of arms of Russia (1993) Coat of arms of...
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referred to as the coat of arms of Belarus, although in heraldic terms this is inaccurate as the emblem does not respect the rules of conventional heraldry...
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The coat of arms of Perm (Russian: Герб Перми) is the official municipal coat of arms of Perm, Russia. The current design, adopted on 9 June 1998, features...
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The city of Moscow gradually grew around the Moscow Kremlin, beginning in the 14th century. It was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow (or Muscovy)...
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Russian heraldry (redirect from Heraldry of Russia)
study and use of coats of arms and other heraldic insignia in the country of Russia. Compare the socialist heraldry of the Soviet period of Russian history...
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The coat of arms of Nizhny Novgorod is the official symbol of the city from December 20, 2006. For the basis of the coat of arms of Nizhny Novgorod, the...
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Republics, with standard communist emblems and insignia. The coat of arms displays the natural wealth of the country. On the left there is a cotton plant, which...
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The coat of arms of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted on March 23, 1937, by the government of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic. The...
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of the festival until further notice. The festival's top prize is the statue of Saint George slaying the dragon, as represented on the Coat of Arms of...
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coat of arms of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Russian: Герб Еврейской автономной области, Gerb Yevreyskoy avtomnoy oblasti) is the official coat of arms...
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and a Polish coat of arms used by the noble families within the clan (szlachta). Gules: a Gonfanon or surmounted by a Maltese Cross of the last. Crest...
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the coat of arms of the Moscow State and the arms of other neighbouring countries, under every emblem of the planet under which they are." The coat of arms...
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Republic of Adygea Coat of arms of the Altai Republic Coat of arms of Bashkortostan Coat of arms of Buryatia Coat of arms of Chechnya Coat of arms of Chuvashia...
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The coat of arms of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted on 14 March 1919 by the government of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic...
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Slavic dragon (section Benevolent zmei of the Balkans)
guardians, and the city's coat of arms features a dragon (representing the one slain by Kresnik). The coat of arms of Moscow also depicts a St George (symbolizing...
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Swedish krona (about 2.6 million US dollars). The centerpiece is the coat of arms of Moscow that contains the iconic Saint George the Dragon-slayer with a blue...
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Russian Orthodox cross (category National symbols of Russia)
Russia Coat of arms of Moscow Oblast, 2005 Coat of arms of Perm Krai, 2007 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery, the resting place of many eminent...
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ISBN 978-90-04-18019-2. Fyodor Tertitskiy (23 September 2014). "The Evolution of North Korea's Coat of Arms". Daily NK. Retrieved 2 August 2015. Oliver Hotham (22 May 2015)...
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Mayor of Moscow (Russian: Мэр Москвы, romanized: Mer Moskvy) is the head and the highest-ranking official of Moscow, who leads the Government of Moscow, the...
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of Latvian SSR on July 21 to August 25, 1940, the coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia continued to be used. On August 17, 1940, postage stamps of the...
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Emblem of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted on 2 March 1937 by the government of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. The coat of arms is...
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