coat of arms of Russia

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The coat of arms of Russia is the national emblem featuring a golden double-headed eagle bearing a mounted St. George slaying a dragon on a red shield, symbolizing Russian statehood and heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
national emblem
adoptedBy Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
adoptionDate 1993-11-30
alsoKnownAs State Emblem of the Russian Federation
approvedBy Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation
centralFigureColor silver (St. George and horse)
centralShieldColor red
centralShieldDepicts St. George on horseback
linked to: St George

St. George piercing a dragon with a spear
country Russia
depicts St. George
linked to: St George

St. George slaying a dragon
double-headed eagle
dragon
golden double-headed eagle
red shield
designInfluencedBy Byzantine double-headed eagle
coat of arms of the Russian Empire
designType heraldic
dragonColor black
fieldColor red
hasCharge double-headed eagle
dragon
mounted St. George
linked to: St George
hasCrown Imperial Crown of Russia (central crown)
three historical crowns
hasMotto no official motto
hasOrb imperial orb
linked to: Orb
hasScepter imperial scepter
linked to: Imperial Sceptre
hasShield red shield with St. George and the dragon
legalBasis Federal Constitutional Law on the State Emblem of the Russian Federation
officialIn Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
orientationOfEagleHeads one head facing east
one head facing west
positionOfEagle displayed
predecessor coat of arms of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
state emblem of the Soviet Union
symbolizes Russian heritage
Russian statehood
historical continuity of the Russian state
sovereignty of Russia
tinctureOfEagle gold
usedBy Federal Assembly of Russia
Government of Russia
President of Russia
usedOn Russian passports
official documents of the Russian Federation
state buildings in Russia
usedSince 1993

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State Emblem of the Russian Federation alsoKnownAs Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation
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State Emblem of the Russian Federation inspiredBy coat of arms of the Russian Empire
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