Small coat of arms of the Russian Empire
The small coat of arms of the Russian Empire was in use from 1883 to 1917. The triple-crowned black double-headed eagle has no golden shield, but is covered with the breast shield, on which are elements of the Moscow coat of arms. Eight small heraldic shields are placed on the wings.
The coat of arms was replaced by the coat of arms of the Russian SFSR after the October Revolution of 1917.
description
In the golden escutcheon a gold-armored, red-tongued black double-headed eagle crowned with the crown of the Russian Empire . The same crown with the sky-blue ribbon of the Order of Andrew the First Called hangs between both heads . The eagle holds in his right claw the Russian Empire scepter the Russian and in the left claw orb .
In the red breastplate the holy martyr Saint George , in silver armor with a billowing blue cloak, riding on a rearing white horse with a golden bridle and golden mane saddled with a red, gold-fringed blanket . Below him a crawling gold-winged golden dragon , whose jaws St. George spears with a lance. The lance ends in the golden cross (for Moscow ). The coat of arms is hung from the order of St. Andrew the First Called .
On the wings of the eagle there are four coats of arms on the right and four on the left.
- The heraldic right side shows im
- Shield 1: In silver, a gold-crowned, gold-armored, red-winged black basilisk with a red tip of its tail (for the Kingdom of Kazan ).
- Shield 2: A gold-crowned, gold-armored silver eagle in red (for the Kingdom of Poland ).
- Shield 3: In gold, a gold-crowned, gold-armored black double-headed eagle with a gold-rimmed blue breast shield in which a gold orthodox cross hovers (for the Kingdom of Tauria ).
- Shield 4: A silver tip with a blue shield base splits into blue and red,
- right in blue Archangel Michael in silver armor with silver wing tips holds a flaming sword in his right hand and a silver shield in his left hand (for the Grand Duchy of Kiev ),
- on the left a crowned golden lion looking out in red, holding a long-handled silver cross in his right paw (for the Grand Duchy of Vladimir ),
- the inserted tip shows two erect black bears in silver . Between the facing bears a golden throne, on which a golden scepter and a golden long-stalked cross are inclined; three burning candles in a gold candlestick above; in the blue base of the shield two silver fish facing towards it (for the Grand Duchy of Novgorod ).
- The heraldic left side shows im
- Plate 5: In a blue green lined golden hovering royal crown over a silver to the right pointing goldgeknaufte saber with golden guard and handle (for the Kingdom of Astrakhan ).
- Shield 6: In the shield covered with ermine, holding two black upright sables under a golden palisade crown and two crossed red arrows pointing at the base of the shield (for the Kingdom of Siberia ).
- Shield 7: Square with inserted golden tip and a golden heart shield,
- the heart shield shows the holy martyr Saint George in gold , in blue armor with a billowing red cloak, riding on a rearing black horse with a (blue?) bridle and golden mane saddled with a red, gold-fringed blanket ; below him a crawling black-winged green dragon , whose mouth Saint George spears a red lance (for the Kingdom of Georgia ),
- the right upper field shows a silver rearing horse in red, in the left upper corner and in the right lower corner a silver eight-pointed star (for Iberia ),
- the left upper field shows in blue between three (1; 2) set silver six-pointed stars two silver arrows pointing towards the head of the shield behind a golden center shield covered with a red crescent moon (for Kabardinia ),
- The lower right field shows a green, smoking volcano in gold, in which there are two black diagonally crossed arrows pointing towards the head of the shield (for Kartlien ),
- The lower left field shows an erect crowned red lion in gold (for Armenia ),
- At the top in gold a red-clad, silver-armored warrior with a black lance on his right shoulder, riding a black galloping horse (for Circassia ).
- Shield 8: In red, a crowned golden erect lion surrounded by eight silver roses , in the armored right paw holding a sword with a golden pommel, grip and golden quillons and with the right rear paw on the blade of a saber with a golden pommel, handle and golden quillons standing (for the Grand Duchy of Finland ).