Coat of arms of Russia

The coat of arms of Russia (Russian Герб России / transcription Tanning Rossii ) was used as the coat of arms of the Russian Federation since 1993. In 2000 the coat of arms has been declared by a court decision to the insignia of the Russian Federation.

Description

In the red heraldic shield a crowned with the crown of Russian empire gold reinforced, langued gold double eagle. Hovering between the two heads, the same crown with out -appended band of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called in gold. The eagle holds in his right claw, the Russian Empire Scepter in Gold and in the left claw the Russian imperial orb in gold.

In the red chest plate of the holy martyr George, in silver armor with flowing blue coat riding on a saddled with a red blanket goldbefransten sounding Schimmel left. The horse with bridle and mane is crawling on a winged dragon, whose mouth St. George durchspießt with a lance. The lance ends in a golden cross.

Symbolism

The double-headed eagle in the Russian coat of arms is derived from the eagle of the Byzantine emperor, in whose tradition, the Grand Princes of Moscow and the subsequent Russian Tsar presented. With the marriage of Ivan III. and the niece of the last Byzantine emperor Constantine XI. named Zoe (later Sofia), this since the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, orphaned by the Ottoman coat of arms was transferred to the Russian custody.

The three crowns were earlier for the connection of Kazan and Astrakhan in the kingdom in the 16th century, but also for faith, love and hope. In modern times, they were the symbol of the three parts of the separation of powers: executive, legislative and judicial branches. The orb and scepter are generally for the protection and sovereignty.

Distinction from the Moscow Coat of Arms

The sign with the riders is not to be confused with the Moscow coat of arms, which looks similar, but nevertheless has a number of differences. Both coats of arms show a Russian Bogatyr ( a mythical hero ) to horses, with a long lance ( Contus ) stabs a dragon. Most of the riders is interpreted as St. George, which, however, is no longer officially the case. Anyway, symbolizes the representation in today's coat of arms of Russia the struggle " good vs. evil ".

The differences of the rider on the inner shield of the coat of arms compared to the coat of arms of Moscow:

  • The coat of arms of Moscow is a galloping horseman represents ( the horse is standing on its hind legs, the front legs are applicable); the national coat of arms on the other hand shows a striding horse that touches the ground with three legs, the Russian Description Text this representation is referred to as " driving ".
  • The rider of the Moscow coat of arms has not a hat, in the national emblem on the other hand.
  • The dragon of the Moscow coat of arms stands on four legs and looks back, while the coat of arms represents a supine dragon. In addition, the dragon will come here from the horse.

Others

This coat of arms can not be the Tsarist be confused. During this time the coat of arms adorned the colors black and gold. Today, there are gold and red

A Georg on a red background is also found in the coat of arms of Georgia, double-headed eagle in many other national coat of arms, eg the Albanian and Serbian. (see double-headed eagle )

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