Coat of arms of Georgia

Coat of arms of Georgia
Versions
Small coat of arms of Georgia
Details
Introduced	October 1, 2004
Coat of arms	Georgian-Iberian crown
Motto (motto)	Strength through unity Georgian : ძალა ერთობაშია, dsala ertobaschia
Previous versions	National coat of arms 1918–1921 and 1991–2004 State coat of arms 1921–1991 during the time of the Georgian SSR

The coat of arms of Georgia ( Georgian საქართველოს გერბი ) is available in a large and a small version.

Today's coat of arms, which is based on the medieval coat of arms of the Georgian ruling dynasty Bagratiden , was passed by parliament on October 1, 2004 with 103 votes against three and replaced the coat of arms introduced in 1990, in which Saint George was in a star.

Large national coat of arms

The large national coat of arms shows a red shield on which Georgia's patron saint, Saint George, is depicted as a silver rider with a golden halo. He defeats a silver dragon with a silver spear. Above the shield is the Georgian-Iberian crown. He is held by two golden lions looking at each other. Under the shield there is a stylized vineyard into which a banner with the national motto and two red crosses of the flag of Georgia is woven:

Strength through unity

Georgian : ძალა ერთობაშია, dsala ertobaschia

Small national coat of arms

The small national coat of arms only uses the red shield and the crown, dispensing with the lions, the vineyard and the motto ribbon.

Regional coats of arms and flags

		Adjara აჭარა Atschara	Flag of Ajaria
		Abkhazia Аҧсны Apsny	Flag of Abkhazia. Coat of arms of Abkhazia
		South Ossetia Хуссар Ирыстон Chussar Iryston	Flag of South Ossetia, coat of arms of South Ossetia
		Tbilisi თბილისი Tbilisi

Web links

• Explanation of the national coat of arms of Georgia (English and Georgian)