Abinsky Rayon

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ABINSKY RAYON (Абинский район)

Federal subject : Krasnodar Krai

Official blazon

В зеленом поле стоящее на лазоревой оконечности золотое крепостное укрепление с закрытыми деревянными воротами, башней с черной бойницей и с остроконечной кровлей на столбах, увенчанной вымпелом о двух косицах того же металла. По сторонам ворот - черные земляные валы, укрепленные золотой плетеной арматурой, на которых по два тура того же металла, между которыми видны прямо обращенные золотые с черными жерлами пушки.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 24, 2004.

The arms show a fortification built by the Cossacks on the banks of the Abin River, which gave the name to the district center - the city of Abinsk - and a blue base for the river. The green field symbolizes the rich nature of the region and its developed agriculture.

The arms replaced another design adopted by the local coulcil in 2003:

The oldest arms were adopted by the council on June 24, 1998.

These arms showed the same symbolism in the upper half, and in the lower half symbols for agriculture (apple, wheat) and industry (oiol rig). This design was later simplified to the current arms.

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