Kryvi Kolina
Posted: 18 Mar 2020, 12:36
Kryvi Kolina, in Ukraine, has one of the newest municipal coats of arms in the world, approved less than a month ago, on 24 February.
The blazon, according to this website on Ukrainian heraldry is : "Vert; gyronny arrondi by wings of a windmill Or, doubles charged abaised by fesses Azure, the wings accompanied by Trypillya pattern Or gyronny arrondi. The shield is inscribed in a golden decorative cartouche and crowned with a golden rural crown. At the bottom of the cartouche is the inscription "KRYVI KOLINA" and "1775".
"Vert and Or mean nature and grain, the wings of a windmill are symbol of agriculture and flour production, fesses are symbol of the Hirs'kyi Tykyc river, which gave the name to the village. Trypillya pattern is a symbol of the ancient Trypillya settlement that existed on the site of the modern village."
The "authors" (designers?) are V.Napytkin and K.Bohatov.
Clearly the blazon has lost something in the translation. Would anyone like to suggest an alternative version?