Per fess by barrulet Or. First Azure; sun Or with six falcate rays. Second Sable; two hammers Or in saltire and number "1777" Or under it. The emblem is enframed by decorative cartouche, crowned by argent mauerkrone with three towers and enframed by feather-grass twined by vert ribbon with or inscription "Makiivka".
A sun symbolizes preservation spiritual traditions and revival of city. Azure signifies loyalty, beauty, clarity. Or barrulet is symbol of metallurgical industry. Sable and two crossed hammers symbolize a basic industry branch - coal. They are symbol of historic past of city, a foundation of which in 1777 related to beginnings of coal mining. The mauercrown symbolizes city status of settlement. Vert ribbon, intertwined in wreath from feather-grass, symbolizes steppe edge nature.
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