Coat of arms of the city of Bely and Belsky district

“In a silver field on a high green hill burdened with two silver, tied with red (red) cords, bags of flour , there is a black gun on a azure carriage , on the fuse of which there is a azure bird of paradise.”

The city and regional emblem is based on the historical emblem of the city of Bely , highly approved on October 10 (21), 1780, together with other emblems of the cities of Smolensk governorate : in the upper part of the shield is the Smolensky coat of arms, in the lower part of the shield are “ Two white bags with grained flour, tied with gold cords in a green field, letting them know that at this noble marina a great bargain is being carried out with this product . ”

The first coat of arms of the city of Belaya was granted on May 2, 1625 by the Polish king Sigismund III , while the city was captured by the Poles and, in accordance with the peace treaty of 1618, remained part of Poland. The coat of arms had the following description: in a silver field, Virgin Mary with baby Jesus .

The first Russian historical emblem of the city of Bely was highly approved on October 10, 1780 by Empress Catherine II, along with other emblems of the cities of Smolensk governorate. (PSZRI, 1780, Law No. 15072). ^{[2] [3]} .

The original description of the coat of arms of the city of Bely stated:

“Two white bags with flour, tied with gold cords, in the green field, letting you know that a great bargain is being done at this noble marina for these products.”
In the upper part of the shield is the coat of arms of Smolensk : “In a silver field on green ground, a cannon with a bird of paradise sitting on it . ”

The coat of arms of Bely was compiled in the Department of Heraldry under the Senate under the leadership of the heraldmeister , real state adviser A.A. Volkov .

In 1863, during the Köhne heraldic reform, a draft of the new coat of arms of the county town of Bely was developed (not officially approved):

“In a green field there is a silver fork-shaped cross, in the corners of which there are 3 golden ears, in the free part is the coat of arms of Smolensk province. The shield is crowned with a silver walled crown and is surrounded by golden ears of corn connected by the Alexander ribbon . ”

In the Soviet period, the coat of arms of Bely (1780) was not used.

On June 23, 2002, the emblem of Bely and the Belsky district was approved, which almost completely repeats the composition of the historical emblem of the city of Bely in 1780, but unlike it does not have an explicit division into the upper and lower parts, and forms a single picture .

Coat of arms reconstruction: Vladimir Lavrenov and Mikhail Medvedev.

• Coats of arms of the districts of the Tver region
• Flag of Belsky district

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