Coat of arms of the Sakha Republic

Sakha Republic
Versions
Emblem of the Sakha Republic under Soviet Russia as Yakut ASSR
Coat of arms of the Yakutsk Oblast
Armiger	Sakha Republic
Adopted	26 December 1992
Motto	Республика Саха (Якутия) • Саха Өрөспүүбүлүкэтэ

The coat of arms of the Sakha Republic (Yakut: Саха Өрөспүүбүлүкэтин дьаралыга, Saqa Öröspüübülüketin caralıga; Russian: Герб Республики Саха, Gerb Respubliki Sakha), in the Russian Federation, is an official symbol of the Sakha Republic, alongside the flag and the national anthem of the Sakha Republic. The coat of arms consists of a circle, in the center of which is a red silhouette of a rider on horseback holding a banner, based on the prehistoric petroglyphs of the "Shishkin pisanitsa", against a white sun background. The central image is framed with a traditional Sakha ornament in the form of seven rhombic crystal-like figures and the inscriptions "Республика Саха (Якутия) • Саха Өрөспүүбүлүкэтэ".^[1] This coat of arms has been used officially since 26 December 1992.^[2]

Prior to 1992, the Sakha Republic existed as the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Prior to 1937, Yakut ASSR used a coat of arms with the basis of korenizatsiya, on which it contained the depiction of the Lena River, Aurora, and the name of the ASSR. After 1937, the coat of arms of the Yakut ASSR is identical with the emblem of the Russian SFSR.