The coat of arms of Moldova is the national emblem of the Republic of Moldova. It was designed by Moldovan artist Gheorghe Vrabie.

The escutcheon's aurochs head accompanied by a rose, crescent and pointed star is derived from the coat of arms of the Principality of Moldavia. The heraldic supporter of an eagle with a cross in the beak is derived from the interwar coat of arms of the Kingdom of Romania. Most of Moldova's territory was part of Romania between World War I and World War II.

Official description

Moldovan law describes the arms as follows:

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

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File:Bessarabia Gubernia CoA.png|Coat of arms of the Russian Bessarabia Governorate (1815–1826)

File:Bessarabia Gubernia CoA 2.png|Coat of arms of the Bessarabia Governorate (1815–1878)

File:Coat of arms of Bessarabia Governorate 1878.svg|Coat of arms of the Bessarabia Governorate (1878)

File:Coat of arms of Moldavian Democratic Republic.svg|Coat of arms of the Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918)

File:Kingdom_of_Romania_-_Big_CoA.svg|Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Romania (1921–1947)

File:Coat of Arms of Moldavian ASSR (1927-1938).png|Coat of arms of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1927–1938)

File:Coat of Arms of Moldavian ASSR (1938-1940).png|Coat of arms of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1938–1940)

Emblem of the Moldavian SSR (1940-1941).svg|Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1941)

Emblem of the Moldavian SSR (1941-1957).svg|Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1941–1957)

Emblem of the Moldavian SSR (1957-1981).svg|Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1957–1981)

Emblem of the Moldavian SSR (1981-1990).svg|Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1981–1990)

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See also

  • Flag of Moldova
  • Coat of arms of Romania
  • Flag of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • Emblem of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • Flag of Transnistria
  • Coat of arms of Transnistria

References

  • Ministry of Defence
  • 1992 Postage stamps with the coat of arms of Moldova