Ukrainian heraldry

Per pale by Or and Vert. Two cossack pikes and two flappers Gules are crosswised and bound. The board is crowned by the stylized crown Or as an wheaten sheaf which specifies the advanced agriculture and fertility. The board is surrounded by the wreath from marigolds, framed by dark-blue tape with an or inscription "MEZHIVS'KYI REGION". Marigolds grow in manors of area inhabitants, personify beauty of the local nature and sincerity of people. Shield division displays border and personifies the name of area which is on border of three Katerynoslavs'ka province former districts: Bahmuts'kyi, Oleksandrivs'kyi, Pavlohrads'kyi. Now it is located on the border of Dnipropetrovs'ka and Donets'ka oblast'. Cossack pikes display the past of territory in which many settlements have arisen during cossack time as sentry posts (Slovyanka) or cossack villages (Ivanivka, Pidhorodne, Novopavlivka, etc.) Flappers are symbol of agricultural work. Gules personifies courage, glory and viability, reminds of numerous victims of revolutions, wars, famine which were transferred by local residents. Or is a symbol of region with the advanced agriculture. Vert symbolizes the picturesque nature of territory and also pleasure and well-being. Colors of the arms repeat the old arms of Pavlohrad region to which belonged part of modern Mezhivs'kyi region.
The authors are O.Potap, P.M.Babets'.
Image on site V.Napytkin.

Геральдика Дніпропетровщини. Офіційні символи територіальних та муніципальних утворень: [Історичні нариси]. - Д.: Арт-Прес, 2012. -192с. ISBN 978-966-348-279-8 See