Coat of arms of Yekaterinburg | |
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Adopted | 23 May 2008 |
Crest | Crown with laurel wreath |
Shield | Party per fess vert and or; on a mine shaft argent in first quarter and furnace argent in second quarter with an azure fess cossitted and wavy spanning the width of the lower field |
Supporters | A gold bear on the left and a gold sable on the right |
Compartment | A gold ribbon |
The coat of arms of Yekaterinburg (Russian: Герб Екатеринбурга) is the official municipal coat of arms of Yekaterinburg, Russia. The current symbol was adopted on 23 May 2008 and consists of a French shield divided horizontally into two fields, with a white mine shaft and a white furnace within the top field, which is green, and a blue wavy bend within the bottom field, which is gold. A gold bear and gold sable are located to the left and right of the shield, respectively. A gold crown with a gold laurel wreath is located above the shield and a gold ribbon is located below the shield. A grey druse is located at the bottom center of the shield.
Various other versions of the coat of arms have been adopted throughout the city's history, with the first being adopted in 1783. The coat of arms changed in 1973, while the city was named Sverdlovsk. It changed again in 1998 and was a simplified version of its current arms.