Ukrainian heraldry

Or; point reversed vert, on which is laying deer or. The shield is crowned by a or wheaten sheaf which is accompanied on each side by two or decorative branches. Mantle is made out as the argent towel embroidered with a blue-yellow Ukrainian ornament. The shield on each side is decorated by a composition from or maple, ashen and oak leaves which represent the basic breeds of trees of woods. The motto of the arms is "IN PEACE - TO WELL-BEING". It is written by or letters on dark-blue tape which borders the or railway emblem and reminds about railway communications existing in the region.
The or characterizes region with the agriculture in which major occupation is arable farming, symbolizes natural and cultural riches of territory. The vert point represents the important feature of territory - the large forest known under the name the Black wood. Connection of or and vert means a geographical arrangement of area on border of forest-steppe and steppe zones. The figure of the or deer taken from a decor of or sword sheath of the Scythian tsar which tomb was in territory of area and has been dug out in 1763. This find testifies that the grounds of territory during ancient times entered in a human civilization.
The authors are V.E.Kryvenko, K.V.Shlahovyi.
Image on site V.Napytkin.

Україна: герби та прапори / авт. проекту та упор. : В.Г. Кисляк, О.А. Нескоромний. – К. : Парламентське вид-во. 2010. – 456 с. : ілюст. – укр., рос., анг. See