Abkhazia is a region in the Caucuses that is under the effective control of the partially recognised self-declared
Republic of Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...
. The ''de jure'' majority
internationally recognized Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia claims to be its legitimate government.
Republic of Abkhazia
The coat of arms of the Republic of Abkhazia was adopted by the
Supreme Soviet of Abkhazia on 23 July 1992, after it unilaterally declared its secession from
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
.
The emblem of separatist Republic of Abkhazia is a shield divided vertically into white and green. On this are placed devices outlined in gold:
* At the base eight-pointed star, in the upper part of both the white and the green field are set two eight-pointed stars.
* At the centre of the shield is a horseman, flying on the fabulous steed called ''
Arash
Arash the Archer ( fa, آرش کمانگیر ''Āraš-e Kamāngīr'') is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian mythology.
According to Iranian folklore, the boundary between Iran and Turan was set by an arrow launched by Arash, after he put his own ...
'', and shooting an arrow towards the stars. This scene is from the heroic epic ''
Narts
The Nart sagas ( Abkhaz: Нарҭаа ражәабжьқәа; ''Nartaa raƶuabƶkua''; ady, Нарт тхыдэжъхэр, translit=Nart txıdəĵxər; os, Нарты кадджытæ; ''Narty kaddžytæ''; ''Nartı kadjıtæ'') are a series of ...
''.
Green symbolizes youth and life, while white symbolizes spirituality. The stars represent the sun, as well as the union of the East and West.
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
The
Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
The Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia is an administration recognized by Georgia as the legal and only government of Abkhazia. Abkhazia has been ''de facto'' independent of Georgiathough with very little international recognitio ...
has adopted a seal which carries the name of the autonomous republic in
Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
and
Abkhaz and depicts the House of the Government in
Sukhumi
Sukhumi (russian: Суху́м(и), ) or Sokhumi ( ka, სოხუმი, ), also known by its Abkhaz name Aqwa ( ab, Аҟәа, ''Aqwa''), is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the capital and largest city of ...
.
A coat of arms has been proposed for the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia by the State Council of Heraldry. These arms are quartered and depict an image of St George in the first quarter, the seven green and white stripes from the Abkhazia flag in the second and third quarters and the arms of the
Shervashidze family in the fourth.
Historical Coat of Arms
File:Principality of Abkhazia coat of arms.svg, Coat of Arms of the Principality of Abkhazia
The Principality of Abkhazia ( ka, აფხაზეთის სამთავრო, tr) emerged as a separate feudal entity in the 15th-16th centuries, amid the civil wars in the Kingdom of Georgia that concluded with the dissolution of t ...
Emblem of the SSR of Abkhazia (1928-1931).svg, Emblem of the (1928-1931)
Emblem of the Abkhaz ASSR (1978–1992).svg, Emblem of (1978-1992)
See also
*
Coat of arms of the SSR Abkhazia
*
Flag of Abkhazia
Abkhazia is a region in the Caucasus that is under the effective control of the partially recognised self-declared Republic of Abkhazia. The ''de jure'' majority internationally recognized Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia claims to be its legitimat ...
References
Flags of Abkhazia, Georgia
Abkhazia
Abkhazia
National symbols of Abkhazia
Abkhazia
House of Shervashidze
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