Coat of arms of Moscow

Coat of arms of Moscow
ArmigerSergey Sobyanin, Governor of Moscow
Adopted23 November 1993 (current version)
Coat of arms of Moscow Oblast

The coat of arms of Moscow depicts a horseman with a spear in his hand slaying a basilisk and is identified with Saint George and the Dragon. The heraldic emblem of Moscow has been an integral part of the coat of arms of Russia since the 16th century.