Coat of arms of the Luhansk People's Republic explained

Coat of arms of the
Luhansk People's Republic
Use:National symbol

The coat of arms of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) is one of the state symbols of the generally unrecognised federal subject of the Russian Federation with the flag and anthem. The LPR declared independence from Ukraine in 2014 and adopted its own national symbols the same year, but had only received limited international recognition, being only recognized by Russia, Syria, and North Korea.

History

Prior to the approval of a coat of arms by the authorities of the separatist republic, two versions were used as temporary state symbols. A competition to design a new emblem was held on 15 May 2014.[1] The official coat of arms was approved on 29 October 2014.[2]

Symbolism

The coat of arms consists of a five-pointed red star framed by a white border and golden rays. To the left and right of the star are golden wheat ears, entwined with a banner in the colors of the state flag of the Luhansk People's Republic, one color of the flag for each coil of the banner – light blue, blue and red respectively. Behind the wheat ears is a crown of oak leaves on each side. Situated underneath the star are three banners in the colors of the national flag, on which the words Luhansk People's Republic in Cyrillic script are written from top to bottom. The inscription is in gold typeface. Above the five-pointed red star is an eight-pointed golden star, to which both groups of wheat ears are joined.[2] The design bears similarities to the emblem of the Soviet Union and other emblems of the socialist heraldic style.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Symbolism of the Donetsk People's Republic . openDemocracy . 9 June 2014 . 2 May 2022.
  2. News: В ЛНР утвердили герб . Coat of arms approved in the LPR . uk . 30 April 2022 . Диалог.UA . 30 October 2014.
  3. Web site: О чем говорят гербы сепаратистов? . What do the coats of arms of the separatists say? . ru . СИРГИС ИНФОРМ . 30 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105034703/http://sirgis.info/2014/08/05/separatists_heraldry/ . 5 November 2014 . 5 August 2014 . dead.