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Coat of arms of Kyiv

Armiger	Kyiv
Adopted	18 April 1995
Shield	Azure

1578 coat of arms, in Polish it says "Miáſto Kijow nośi Herb Gerzego święthego / od dawnych X. Ruſkich nádány (The city of Kyiv bears the coat of arms of Saint George / that was of old given to it by the Princes of Rus')"

The coat of arms of Kyiv features the Archangel Michael officially named "Saint Michael the Archistrategos" (archistrategos, the title of chief-general in Ancient Greece), wielding a flaming sword and a shield on an azure field.^[1]

^ "Символіка міста". Kyiv City Council.