Coat of arms of Krivoy Rog

First coat of arms

The first coat of arms of the city was adopted by the Zemstvo Assembly in 1912, but was not officially approved. Its reconstruction was published in the collection "Kryvyi Rih in postcards, documents, photographs" ^[1] .

Coat of arms of the Soviet era

Approved in 1972. The French heraldic shield is divided diagonally from left to right, from top to bottom between azure and red. In the left, red part there are silver mine copers with ore cones, in the right, azure part there is a silver chemical plant. Above, on a red background - a silver name of the city in Ukrainian. The author of the coat of arms is the famous Kryvyi Rih artist and sculptor Alexander Vasyakin .

The sketch of the coat of arms was approved by decision No. 240 of the Kryvyi Rih City Council of People's Deputies of the XXII convocation of March 18, 1998. Approved on May 20, 1998 by decision No. 30 of the II session of the XXIII convocation ^[2] . The coat of arms regulations - by decision No. 903 of February 28, 2007 ^[3] .

Authors

• Dabizha M.K. - Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee for Education and Culture;
• Bakaltsev V. M. - architect , chief artist of the city, member of the Union of Architects of Ukraine ;
• Sedneva S. A. - artist, member of the City Art Council, member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine ;
• V. Tokar - artist, editor-in-chief of the art newspaper Art-Atelier, member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine.

Description

Spanish heraldic shield divided in half vertically into green and red . On the shield are two figures - a decorated Cossack powder flask in silver, located at the bottom, and a golden oak trefoil with two acorns in gold above it. The shield is inscribed in a decorative cartouche crowned with a city crown.

The Cossack powder flask made of horn indicates the name of the city, the legend about the founder of the city, the Cossack Horn, and another version - the formation of a cape (horn) at the confluence of the Ingulets and Saksagan rivers, as well as the past territory - until 1775 the territory belonged to the Zaporizhzhya Sich . The gunwoman speaks of the great potential and possibilities of the city, meaning the proverb "There is still gunpowder in the gunpowder!" And recalling the call "Keep gunpowder dry!"

A golden oak trefoil with two acorns is a symbol of strength, strength, wealth, deep roots and spiritual rebirth. It symbolizes the past, present and future, their inextricable connection, and as a living natural form - continuous development and renewal. Green means wealth, will, hope, joy; red - courage and virtues, love, courage, generosity; golden - wealth, strength, fidelity; silver - purity of thoughts and deeds.

• Heraldry of Dnipropetrovsk. Ofitsіynі symbols of territorial and municipal approval: Historical Narisi / Dnepropetrovsk: Art-Pres, 2012. - 193 p. (Ukrainian)
• Coat of arms of Kryvyi Rih // Encyclopedia of Kryvyi Rih . In 2 t. T. 1. A — K: [ Ukrainian ] / comp. V.F. Bukhtiyarov. - Kryvyi Rih: Java, 2005 .-- S. 251.
• Scho symbolizuє kryvorіzky coat of arms // Zorya. - 2013 (25 chest). - No. 100 (21531). - S. 12. (Ukrainian)

• Coat of arms of Kryvyi Rih on the official website of the executive committee of the Kryvyi Rih City Council (in Ukrainian)
• Coat of arms of Krivoy Rog on the website “Ukrainian Heraldry” (Ukrainian)
• Regulations on the emblem of the city (Ukrainian)