The Coat of Arms of Angarsk is an identification mark, compiled and used in accordance with the rules of heraldry, serving as a symbol of the city , approved on April 29, 1996 . In 1995, V. Schukin expressed the idea of placing the beautiful Angara, the heroine of the national epic, in the coat of arms. The coat of arms project was completed by artist Oleg Mikhailovich Tkachenko
| Coat of arms of the city of Angarsk | |
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| Approved by | April 29, 1996 |
| Shield | french emerald and azure |
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| GRG number | 139 [1] |
Emblem Description
In an emerald shield with a azure spine-shaped extremity, a golden figure of a running young woman in fluttering clothes. The extremity is crossed by several narrow silver spiked belts.
Symbols
The emerald field of the shield symbolizes the taiga, the azure extremity is water. Together they mean that the city was built in the taiga on the banks of the river. The figure of a young running woman symbolizes the heroine of the folk epos Angara (the only daughter of old Baikal , who ran away to her lover - the young hero Yenisei ), who gave the name to the city. The golden color of the figure - a symbol of wealth - indicates the high industrial potential of the city.
Literature
Heraldry of Russia / Borisov I.V. Kozina E.N. - M .: AST: Astrel, 2005 .-- S. 139. - 423 p. - ISBN 5-17-030039-5 ; 5-27111355-8.