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Blazons of Novgorod Oblast Towns |
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Blazons of Novgorod Oblast Towns |
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The coat of arms of the Novgorod Oblast was approved on October 9, 1995. Its description: "On a silver shield, two black bears support a golden chair with a stepped pedestal and a scarlet (red) cushion. On the seat, a golden scepter topped with a cross is placed crosswise on the right side, and a golden cross on the left side. Above the chair is a golden candlestick with candles burning with scarlet flames. In the azure (blue) border of the shield are two silver fish, one opposite the other. The shield is crowned with the Imperial crown and surrounded by golden oak leaves connected by St. Andrew's ribbon." |
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Veliky Novgorod (old blazon). Adopted on August 27, 1781, re-adopted on September 12, 1991. |
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Veliky Novgorod (old blazon). Adopted on February 6, 1969, abolished on September 12, 1991. |
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The authors of the 1969 blazon are V. Trofimov and G. Alyoshin. |
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Veliky Novgorod (new blazon). Adoped on November 24, 2010. Description: "In a silver field on an azure tip, burdened with two pairs of silver fish facing each other, one above the other, supported on both sides by two black bears, a golden chair with a red cushion and backrest, crowned with a golden candlestick with three silver candles burning with scarlet flames; on the cushion are placed a crossed golden scepter crowned with a cross and a cross." |
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The city's historical coat of arms was restored in 1991. In 1998, the city was given back its ancient name, Veliky Novgorod. On December 21, 2006, the coat of arms of Veliky Novgorod underwent a change: the historical coat of arms was legalized, the official heraldic description of which is given in the Decree of Empress Catherine II of August 16, 1781. According to this description, the image of fish along with the blue stripe was removed from the coat of arms. However, fish had been present on the blazon's image for centuries: fish are depicted on the coat of arms of Novgorod in the Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire. Thanks to public pressure, the fish and the azure tip of the city's coat of arms were restored in 2010. |
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Borovichi. Adopted on April 2, 1772. |
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Valdai. Adopted on August 16, 1781. |
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Demyansk. Adopted on March 4, 1855. |
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Krestsy. Adopted on August 16, 1781. |
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Staraya Russa (old blazon). Adopted on August 16, 1781. |
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Staraya Russa (new blazon) |
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Kholm. Adopted on May 28, 1781. |
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