Coat of arms of Moldova explained

Coat of arms of Moldova
Armiger:Republic of Moldova
Year Adopted:13 July 1990
Shield:Per fess gules and azure, an aurochs head cabossed overall, accompanied by two lozenges to its sides, a mullet of eight points between the horns, a heraldic rose to dexter and a crescent decrescent to sinister, all or.
Supporters:Behind the shield: an eagle (heraldic, wings inverted) proper (golden brown), beaked and membered gules, holding in his beak a cross or, in his dexter talon an olive branch vert and in his sinister a scepter or.

The coat of arms of Moldova is the national emblem of the Republic of Moldova. It was designed by the Moldovan artist Gheorghe Vrabie.[1]

The escutcheon's aurochs head accompanied by a rose, crescent and pointed star is derived from the coat of arms of the Principality of Moldavia. The heraldic supporter of an eagle with a cross in the beak is derived from the interwar coat of arms of the Kingdom of Romania. Most of Moldova's territory was part of Romania between World War I and World War II.

Official description

Moldovan law describes the arms as follows:[2]

Per fess gules and azure, an aurochs head cabossed overall, accompanied by a mullet of eight points between the horns, a heraldic rose to dexter and a crescent decrescent to sinister, all or; supporter, behind the shield: an eagle (heraldic, wings inverted) proper (golden brown), beaked and membered gules, holding in his beak a cross or, in his dexter talon an olive branch vert and in his sinister a scepter or.

Historical coats of arms of Moldova

See also: Flag and coat of arms of Moldavia.

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Notes and References

  1. https://radiochisinau.md/gheorghe-vrabie--graficianul-care-a-creat-stema-de-stat-si-bancnota-nationala---37067.html Obituary by Radio Chișinău
  2. http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=347647&lang=1 Lege Nr. 32 din 07.03.2013 privind Stema de Stat a Republicii Moldova, Art. 2