Batumi is the main Black Sea resort of modern Georgia. This city itself embodies life, since recently its rhythm here has ceased to depend on the season - this international city is always boiling with energy.
Batumi is the personification of modern Georgia. There are gorgeous beaches, beautiful sights, photos of which are so fond of European tourists, numerous restaurants of national cuisine, as well as ultra-modern nightclubs where popular DJs perform. In general, it is quite enough to want to return there again and again. There is also Batumi's own coat of arms. True, it will be interesting, first of all, to those who have decided to seriously study the history of this city.
History of the coat of arms
In fact, Batumi has its own coat of arms relatively recently, and this is surprising, since the city itself was founded as a city no later than the 4th century BC. Although the fact that during the Middle Ages Batumi repeatedly changed power explains why the formation of urban symbols here was so slow.
In the end, after the return of Batumi to Georgia in the 19th century, there came a period of calm, during which the city was able to take on a real European look and finally acquired its own official symbolism.
Description of the composition
In total, there were two versions of the coat of arms. The difference between them is insignificant at first glance, however, it radically changes the whole meaning of the composition. In total, the modern coat of arms has the following elements: anchors; a dissected silver shield with blue stripes; tower crown. As you can see, in the modern version, the main meaning of the coat of arms is to display the marine theme as much as possible. This is evidenced by the anchors, and blue stripes, and waves, under which the cross-section of the shield is stylized.
As for the tower crown, this is one of the innovations of the new coat of arms and it came to replace the old one - the sovereign crown, signifying the superiority of the Russian tsars. It has three teeth, which indicates that the city was an administrative center of average importance.
Quite interesting is the fact that the old coat of arms did not have anchors (or other symbols emphasizing the connection of the city with the sea), but was additionally decorated with oak branches that framed the crown of the sovereign. They personified the strength and longevity of the royal family. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that the coat of arms has undergone such changes in comparison with the original.
