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'''MOSKVA (Москва, Moscow)''' | |||
Federal subject : [[:Category:Moscow|Moscow]] | |||
[[File:moskow1.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The ancient emblem - which became a coat of arm of Moscow later on - is the mounted warrior, defeating the winged dragon. The first emblems, having much to do with the history of Moscow, appeared soon after the Koulikov Battle (in 1381). These were seals affixed to the state documents. They depicted a mounted knight with a spear or two horsemen riding in the opposite directions. It was not until Ivan III that the image of the horseman defeating a dragon with his spear appeared on the state seals. The horseman symbolised liberation of the Russian lands from the Tatar yoke and formation of the independent Moscow state. | The ancient emblem - which became a coat of arm of Moscow later on - is the mounted warrior, defeating the winged dragon. The first emblems, having much to do with the history of Moscow, appeared soon after the Koulikov Battle (in 1381). These were seals affixed to the state documents. They depicted a mounted knight with a spear or two horsemen riding in the opposite directions. It was not until Ivan III that the image of the horseman defeating a dragon with his spear appeared on the state seals. The horseman symbolised liberation of the Russian lands from the Tatar yoke and formation of the independent Moscow state. | ||
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The following variation on the arms of the city was send to me by mail.... : | The following variation on the arms of the city was send to me by mail.... : | ||
[[File:moscow.gif|center]] | [[File:moscow.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
For all arms of the Moscow Districts, see [[:Category:Moscow|Category:Moscow]] | For all arms of the Moscow Districts, see [[:Category:Moscow|Category:Moscow]] | ||