| Coat of arms of Moldova | |
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| Armiger | Republic of Moldova |
| Adopted | 13 July 1990 |
| Blazon | 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. |
| Supporters | 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. |
The coat of arms of Moldova is the national emblem of the Republic of Moldova.
Official description
Moldovan law describes the arms as follows:[1]
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
Coat of arms of Moldova on the coin of Peter I Mushat (1375–1391)
The "Great banner" of Moldavia from the time of Stephen the Great (XV–XVI centuries)
Coat of arms of Moldavia as a Polish subordinate (1506)
Coat of arms of Vasile Lupu (1641)
Coat of arms from Stemmatografia (1702)
Coat of arms of Mihail Sturdza (1834)
Coat of arms of the Bessarabia Governorate (1812-1871)
Coat of arms of the Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917-1918)
Coat of arms of Moldova (Bessarabia), immediately after the reunification with the Kingdom of Romania (1918-1922)
The lesser coat of arms of Moldova (Bessarabia), while it was a part of the Kingdom of Romania (1922-1940 and 1941-1944)
The medium coat of arms of Moldova (Bessarabia), while it was a part of the Kingdom of Romania (1922-1940 and 1941-1944)
The big coat of arms of Moldova (Bessarabia), while it was a part of the Kingdom of Romania (1922-1940 and 1941-1944)
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Coat of arms of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1927-1938)
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Coat of arms of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1938-1940)
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Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940-1941)
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Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1941-1957)
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Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1957-1981)
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Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1981-1990)
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See also
- Flag of Moldova
- Coat of arms of Romania
- Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Coat of arms of Transnistria