Coat Of Arms Of Tuva
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Tuva Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ...
is a light
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field with a
yellow Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the R ...
border. In the center of the field is a traditional horseman, symbolizing Tuva's
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and spirit. The coat of arms was created in 1992, and is similar to the present state
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, which was adopted that same year.


Meaning of the colors

The yellow symbolizes
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. Blue symbolizes the
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ic herdsmen (who are commonly respected in the region), as well the Tuvan
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. The blue pall symbolizes the confluence of the Bii-Khem (Bolshoy Yenisei) and Kaa-Khem (Maly Yenisei)
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s at the Tuvan
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of
Kyzyl Kyzyl (; Tuvan and russian: Кызыл; , ) is the capital city of the republic of Tuva, Russia. The name of the city means "red" or "crimson" in Tuvan (and in many other Turkic languages). Its population was History The city was founded in 1 ...
, where they form the
Yenisei River The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук ...
, known to locals as the Ulug-Khem River. White
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izes
silver Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...
and
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; additionally, it is common in Tuva for hostesses to greet guests with silver streamers in their arms.


Historical emblems

File: Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1926-1930).svg, Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1926–1930) File: Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1930).svg, Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1930) File: Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1930-1933).svg, Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1930–1935) File: Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1933-1939).svg, Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1935–1939) File: Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1939-1941).svg, Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1939–1941) File: Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1941-1943).svg, Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1941–1943) File: Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg, Emblem of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943–1944) File: Coat of arms of the Tuvan ASSR (1962-1978).svg, Emblem of the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1962–1978) File: Coat of arms of the Tuvan ASSR (1978-1992).svg, Emblem of the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1978–1992)


See also

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Flag of Tuva The flag of Tuva, a republic in the Russian Federation, is a light blue field with a white-fimbriated pall of the same color bordering a yellow triangle on the hoist. White symbolizes silver and virtue; additionally, it is common in Tuva for host ...
Tuvan culture
Tuva Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ...
Tuva Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ...
Tuva Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ...
Tuva Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ...
Tuva Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ...
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