Two more heraldic symbols belonging to one of the Russian regions and its main city are very similar. This is the coat of arms of the Nizhny Novgorod region and, accordingly, of Nizhny Novgorod itself. The central shield in both cases has a French shape and an image of a deer. The main differences are in the elements framing the shields.
Description of the coat of arms of the region
The heraldic symbol of the Nizhny Novgorod region, unambiguously, has a very long history. This can be seen from the selected form of the shield, the main character depicted on it, additional elements outside the shield field.
The following important details of this heraldic symbol can be distinguished:
- in fact, a shield of a noble silver color;
- a scarlet deer with black branched antlers;
- imperial precious crown crowning the composition;
- a golden wreath of oak leaves and fruits intertwined with the Andreevskaya ribbon.
The color palette of the coat of arms is rather restrained, but it contains the most popular colors and shades in European heraldry. First, the colors associated with precious metals were used, silver for the background of the shield, gold for oak leaves. Secondly, there is a lot of scarlet color, since the deer depicted on the shield is impressive in size. Azure, in which the framing tape is painted, looks very harmonious against the background of golden leaves, which will be confirmed by any color photo or illustration.
Symbols of the elements of the coat of arms of the region
Naturally, no element falls on the heraldic symbol by accident. Each of them plays an important role, which is revealed only to those who know the history of the region, region, area.
For example, the central character on the coat of arms is a deer, on the one hand, he "speaks" about the natural resources of the Nizhny Novgorod region, forests and vivid representatives of the local fauna. On the other hand, the deer is a symbol of purity, greatness, justice and wisdom. The crown is associated with wise and strong power.
The same can be said about the symbolism of the colors used for the coat of arms of the Nizhny Novgorod region. Silver, traditionally symbolizes nobility, purity of thoughts and deeds. Scarlet is associated with moral and volitional qualities, courage, courage, heroism. Gold color correlates with wealth, splendor, flowering, black, in this case, the color of wisdom, eternity of being.
