Vert with wavy base Argent. boat Or with sail Gules, on which smiling sun Or, above it book Argent with half of gear Or. In the canton Gules natural-colored chestnut branch. Cartouche Or; on the chief city name on the Ukrainian language, on the base sickle and hammer.
Boat means memory of an ancient trading way "from Varangian to Greeks" in which the city played a significant role, a symbol of modern settlement-port.
The book and gear are symbol of settlement of students and the modern industry. Vert field means fruitful surrounding fields and woods. Argent base means the Dnipro river.
The author is
B.Shulevs'kyi.
Image on site
V.Napytkin.
Іщенко Я.О. Символіка та емблематика міських гербів Україні 1960-1980-х років XX ст.: історико-джерелознавче дослідження: дис. канд. іст. наук: 07.00.06 / НАН України; Інститут історії України. - К., 2006. - 458арк. : рис., табл. - Бібліогр.: арк. 173-213.
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