Arms of the City of Volgograd

Heraldry of Russia
Marcus Karlsson
Posts: 975
Joined: 13 Jul 2012, 08:52
Location: Sweden

Arms of the City of Volgograd

Postby Marcus Karlsson » 15 Dec 2012, 18:25

Volgograd which as Stalingrad gained fame during World War II, has th following Arms the supporters are a recent adition as are the Star below the Shield denoting the Hero Status of the City.

Image

User avatar
Jeremy Kudlick
Posts: 195
Joined: 16 Jul 2012, 11:31
Location: Central Virginia, United States
Contact:

Re: Arms of the City of Volgograd

Postby Jeremy Kudlick » 15 Dec 2012, 19:51

Gules two sturgeons in saltire proper appears to be the base half of the arms which were used in 1857:
Image

I'm at somehwat of a loss how to describe the orientation of the sturgeons in chief. Azure three sturgeons naiant proper respectant to honour point?
Jeremy Kudlick
IAAH Associate Fellow
Semper Patriam Servire Praesto

User avatar
JMcMillan
Posts: 613
Joined: 13 Jul 2012, 22:33
Location: United States

Re: Arms of the City of Volgograd

Postby JMcMillan » 15 Dec 2012, 23:21

Jeremy Kudlick wrote:Gules two sturgeons in saltire proper appears to be the base half of the arms which were used in 1857:
Image

I'm at somehwat of a loss how to describe the orientation of the sturgeons in chief. Azure three sturgeons naiant proper respectant to honour point?


How about pallwise tails outward (or noses inward)?
Joseph McMillan
Alexandra, Virginia, USA

Marcus Karlsson
Posts: 975
Joined: 13 Jul 2012, 08:52
Location: Sweden

Re: Arms of the City of Volgograd

Postby Marcus Karlsson » 17 Dec 2012, 17:48

It shouldl be noted that the divided shield are according to the old rules of showing to which Governorate the City belonged. Later from about the 1850ies this was changed to a Canton (alltough this reform wasn't allways carried through) . Tsaritsyn as it was then belonged to the Saratov Governorate from 1780, and the upper part show the Arms of Saratov.


Return to “Russian Heraldry”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests