Coat of arms of Moscow
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The Coat of arms of Moscow is the historic heraldic emblem depicting Saint George slaying a dragon, serving as the primary symbol of the city’s authority and identity.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| arms of Moscow | 1 |
| coat of arms of Moscow | 1 |
| coat of arms of Moscow Oblast | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
heraldic emblem ⓘ municipal symbol ⓘ |
| associatedSaint |
St George
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George the Victorious
|
| backgroundShape | heraldic shield ⓘ |
| capeColor | blue ⓘ |
| category |
Coats of arms with Saint George
ⓘ
Coats of arms with dragons ⓘ Municipal coats of arms in Russia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| depicts |
Saint George of Lydda
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George
Saint George and the Dragon ⓘ
surface form:
Saint George slaying a dragon
dragon ⓘ |
| dragonColor | black ⓘ |
| dragonPosition | under hooves of the horse ⓘ |
| features |
cape
ⓘ
horse ⓘ mounted knight ⓘ shield ⓘ spear ⓘ |
| featuresColor |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red ⓘ |
| hasMotto | none (no official motto) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic symbol of Moscow ⓘ |
| horseColor | silver ⓘ |
| influenced |
coats of arms of Moscow Oblast
ⓘ
emblems of Moscow-related institutions ⓘ |
| legalStatus | officially adopted symbol of Moscow ⓘ |
| orientation | Saint George facing left (dexter) from viewer’s perspective ⓘ |
| partOf | heraldic tradition of Russia ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian symbolism ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | none (no inscription) ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the city of Moscow
ⓘ
identity of the city of Moscow ⓘ victory of good over evil ⓘ |
| theme |
dragon-slaying legend
ⓘ
military saint ⓘ |
| usedAs |
official emblem of Moscow
ⓘ
primary symbol of Moscow city government ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mayor of Moscow
ⓘ
Moscow ⓘ Moscow City Duma ⓘ Government of Moscow ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow city executive authorities
|
| usedOn |
buildings of Moscow city administration
ⓘ
flag of Moscow ⓘ official documents of Moscow ⓘ seals of Moscow authorities ⓘ |
| weapon | lance ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Moscow
this entity surface form:
arms of Moscow
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Moscow Oblast