Coat of arms of Moldova

Coat of arms of Moldova
Details
Armiger	Republic of Moldova
Adopted	13 July 1990
Escutcheon	Party per fess Gules and Azure, an aurochs' head caboshed, between its horns a star of eight points; in dexter and sinister a fusil fessways, in dexter base a cinquefoil, and in sinister base a crescent, all Or.
Supporters	An eagle displayed proper beaked and membered Gules holding in its beak a Latin cross patée Or, in its dexter talon a sprig of laurel Or leaved and fructed Vert, and in its sinister talon a sceptre Or.

The coat of arms of Moldova consists of a eagle holding a cross in its beak and a sceptre and an olive branch in its claws. According to Gheorghe Vrabie, the author of the coat of arms, the eagle symbolizes the Latin origin of the people.^[1]

The chest of the eagle is protected by a shield that bears the traditional arms of Moldavia: an aurochs' head with a star between its horns. It also contains two lozenges (the ears), a five-petaled flower and a moon in a crescent phase. Everything on the shield has one of the three traditional colours: red, yellow, blue.

The coat of arms appears in the centre of the flag of Moldova.

Coat of arms of the Army of Moldova

Adopted: 1990

Elements: Gules shield; crossed eagle; the shield on the eagle's chest: party per fess gules-azure, wearing a golden aurochs, a golden eight-pointed star, a rose, and a moon (crescent); in the eagle's claws: a sword (dexter) and a mace (sinister); in the eagle's beak: an Orthodox cross

Use: unknown

Emblem of the Army of Moldova

Adopted: 1990

Elements: An olive branch (dexter), and an oak branch (sinister), jointed by a tricolour ribbon; crossed eagle; the shield on the eagle's chest: party per fess gules-azure, wearing a golden aurochs, a golden eight-pointed star, a rose, and a moon (crescent); in the eagle's claws: a sword (dexter) and a mace (sinister); in the eagle's beak: an Orthodox cross

Use: on the front of the Flag of the National Army

Other coats of arms in Moldova

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  Black-and-white version of the coat of arms

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  The official symbol of the Border Patrol Service

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  The coat of arms of the Border Patrol Service

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  The coat of arms of the Carabiners Troops

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  Moldavian 15th-century battle flag

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  Coat of arms of Moldavia's prince, in the Wijsbergen arms book

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  Coat of arms of the principality of Moldavia, at the Cetăţuia Monastery in Iaşi

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  Coat of arms of Moldavia's prince, on the Suceava bell

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  Nicolae Mavrocordat's coat of arms (early 18th century).

See also

• Flag of Moldova
• Coat of arms of Romania
• Coat of arms of the Moldavian SSR

References

• Ministry of Defence

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External links

• 1992 Postage stamps with the coat of arms of Moldova