Each region of the Russian Federation has its own distinctive symbol, which shows its main activity, history or the importance of the subject for the country as a whole. The coat of arms of the Vologda Oblast is no exception, it is made in the traditional European style. It includes many elements that carry a semantic load.
Coat of arms of the Vologda region
For this symbol, the most common French form of the shield was chosen on the territory of Russia, that is, its lower corners are rounded and the middle is slightly elongated.
On a red background is the right hand in gold robes that emerges from the clouds. She holds a power made of gold and decorated with gold stones, a sword with a golden handle is shown slightly behind.
This composition is crowned with the crown of the Russian Empire with blue ribbons fluttering to the sides.
The coat of arms of the Vologda Oblast symbolizes justice, legal judgment and, at the same time, reliable protection for the fatherland. A power indicates the power and importance of a region for a country, its legitimate interests. The crown indicates the historical significance of the Vologda Oblast and its high position.
The primary colors of the coat of arms symbolize the following:
- Red is courage and courage.
- Golden - abundance, power, power.
- Silver - purity of thoughts and nobility.
Region flag
The flag of the Vologda Oblast practically repeats its coat of arms.
A silver canvas was chosen as the background, the width and length of which are correlated in the proportions of 2 to 3. On the right side is a strip of red, the width of which is equal to one fifth of the size of the entire flag. In the upper left corner is the emblem of the region.
The semantic meaning of the flag repeats the previous character.
Statement
The administration of the Vologda Oblast approved the flag and the emblem of the region almost simultaneously. The content of the coat of arms described above was adopted at the legislative level in 1995, but the flag appeared a bit later in 1997.
Coats of arms of the cities of the Vologda region
- Vologda - the emblem of the main city of the region almost completely repeats the emblem of the region. A distinctive feature will be the absence of the imperial crown on the city symbol.
- Belozersk - on the heraldic shield shows a lake in which two sterlet swim, in the upper part there is a month with a cross.
- Great Ustyug - the city’s coat of arms depicts Neptune sitting on the bank with two red jugs from which water flows. In the upper left corner is the coat of arms of the Vologda Oblast. The shield is crowned with a crown.
- Vyterga - the coat of arms of Novgorod is shown in the upper part of the shield, and a vessel with the Russian flag in the lower part on a gold background.
- Gryazovets - in the first part of the coat of arms the coat of arms of Vologda is shown, and in the second a machine for dyeing fabric.
- Kadnikov - the upper part of the coat of arms is similar to the previous city, and the bottom shows a wooden tub with resin.
- Kirillov - in the upper field, on a blue background, a golden gear and an ear is shown, an anchor crosses them, under it two silver fish swim to meet each other. In the lower field, black riveted on a tripod and two hammers.
- Nikolsk - the upper part consists of the Vologda coat of arms, a haystack is shown below .
- Falcon - on the emblem of a bird of prey on a green background with a blue stripe, inside which is a golden ship. In the upper left corner is the coat of arms of the area.
- Totma - a black fox on a yellow background, in the upper right corner is a symbol of the area.
- Ustyuzhina - the coat of arms of Novgorod on top, iron piled in a pile on a red background below.
- Cherepovets - the coat of arms consists of three parts. In the upper coat of arms of Novgorod, in the lower left is a stone mountain, and in the lower right is a sunbeam and a rudder.
Each region of the country has its own individual heraldry. The coat of arms and flag of the Vologda Oblast carry a deep meaning, and show the significance of the territory for Russia.