Many heraldic symbols of cities and countries are far from the classical canons and patterns, but this does not become less significant for people. For example, the coat of arms of Tashkent resembles a drawing of a high school student who carefully selected bright colors and images to express feelings of patriotism and love for the homeland.
Description of the coat of arms of the capital of Uzbekistan
The official approval of the main official symbol of Tashkent took place in 1997. He also has authors - the coat of arms was born as a joint project of D. Umarbekov, an Uzbek artist, and A. Sharipov, an equally famous sculptor.
One can feel the active participation of the sculptor in the creation of the coat of arms, because, unlike the symbols of many other cities, it seems voluminous, reminiscent of a medal with a carved bas-relief. This effect is achieved by convex lines and the placement of individual image elements.
Another feature of the emblem of Tashkent is the use of a shield not of the European form, but of the traditional eastern one. The following elements are located on the azure round shield:
- arch with oriental patterned gates;
- three snow-capped mountain peaks;
- plane tree, one of the most widespread trees in the East;
- a ribbon with the city's motto "Power in Justice" at the bottom;
- a round cake that resembles the sun;
- a bunch of grapes and cotton flowers.
Each of the elements has its own role on the emblem of Tashkent and its own symbolic meaning. The gates resemble old, oriental ones, they are wide open, which symbolizes openness, hospitality, the desire to be friends, to communicate. In addition, these gates demonstrate the high skill of ancient and modern Uzbek masters.
Nature and man
The life of nature and man is closely intertwined in the coat of arms of Tashkent. The first is shown by the mountain peaks that every inhabitant is proud of. Chinara for an Uzbek is a tree that gives shade on a hot day, decorates cities and villages, warms in the cold, and makes furniture from its wood.
Two more plants, cotton and grapes, are also closely related to Uzbekistan, these two crops are the most important for the country's agriculture, symbolizing both human labor and the fruits of labor. The shield itself, which has a round shape traditional for the East, acts as a symbol of protection.
Specialists in the field of heraldry note several more features of the heraldic symbol of Tashkent, in particular, the choice of colors is a departure from the canons of heraldry. The same applies to the flatbread, which does not belong to heraldic figures, but is a symbol of the life of an Uzbek.
