The coat of arms of Moldova is the national emblem of the
Republic of Moldova
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Official description
Moldovan law describes the arms as follows:
Lege Nr. 32 din 07.03.2013 privind Stema de Stat a Republicii Moldova, Art. 2
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''Per fess gules and azure, an aurochs head cabossed overall, accompanied by a mullet of eight points between the horns, a heraldic rose to dexter and a crescent decrescent to sinister, all or; supporter, behind the shield: an eagle (heraldic, wings inverted) proper (golden brown), beaked and membered gules, holding in his beak a cross or, in his dexter talon an olive branch vert and in his sinister a scepter or.''
Historical coats of arms of Moldova
File:Bessarabia Gubernia CoA.png, Coat of arms of Bessarabia (1815–1826)
File:Bessarabia Gubernia CoA 2.png, Coat of arms of Bessarabia (1815–1878)
File:Coat of arms of Bessarabia Governorate 1878.svg, Coat of arms of the Bessarabia Governorate (1878)
File:COA from Flag of Sfatul Tarii.svg, Coat of arms of the Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918)
File:Coat of Arms of Moldavian ASSR (1927-1938).png, Coat of arms of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
* ro, Proletari din toate țările, uniți-vă! (Moldovan Cyrillic: )
* uk, Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся!
* russian: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!
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(1927–1938)
File:Coat of Arms of Moldavian ASSR (1938-1940).png, Coat of arms of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1938–1940)
Emblem of the Moldavian SSR (1940-1941).svg, Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1941)
Emblem of the Moldavian SSR (1941-1957).svg, Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1941–1957)
Emblem of the Moldavian SSR (1957-1981).svg, Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1957–1981)
Emblem of the Moldavian SSR (1981-1990).svg, Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1981–1990)
See also
* Flag of Moldova
* Coat of arms of Romania
*Flag of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
The flag of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted on 31 January 1952. The flag has three horizontal bands of red, green (1/4) and red, with a hammer and sickle in the canton. As defined by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the ...
*Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
The coat of arms of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted on 10 February 1941 by the government of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (Moldavian SSR). The coat of arms is based on the coat of arms of the Soviet Union. It shows ...
*Flag of Transnistria
Transnistria is a region in Eastern Europe that is under the effective control of the self-declared Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic but is recognized by the international community as an administrative unit of Moldova, the Administrative-Territ ...
*Coat of arms of Transnistria
Transnistria is a region in Eastern Europe that is under the effective control of the self-declared Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic but is recognized by the international community as an administrative unit of Moldova, the Administrative-Territo ...
References
Ministry of Defence
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External links
1992 Postage stamps with the coat of arms of Moldova
National symbols of Moldova
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...