Coat of arms of Novosibirsk Oblast

Coat of arms of Novosibirsk Oblast
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Armiger	Novosibirsk Oblast
Adopted	29 May 2003

Coat of arms of Novosibirsk Oblast (Russian: Герб Новосибирской области, Gerb Novosibirskoy oblasti) is the principal official symbol of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.^[1]

Coat of arms of Tsardom of Siberia (part of the Russian Imperial Coat of Arms)

According to the law, adopted by the Oblast legislature in 2003, "coat of arms of Novosibirsk Oblast is an armorial escutcheon Argent, a pale Azure, overall two sables rampant combatant Sable, langued Gules, armed, ears inside, noses and necks Argent, with paws supporting round bread loaf and saltcellar Or, in base a barulet Sable, whilst on the pale turning Argent".^[2] The armorial composition bears explicit reference to the coat of arms of Tsardom (Governorate) of Siberia which used to be a part of the Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire. The Imperial design was probably derived from the earlier symbol of the Tatars of Siberia and featured two sables supporting a crown, a bow and two arrows. Now the sables support korovai and salt-cellar, which is traditional Russian symbol of hospitality. The blue pale at the modern shield is meant to symbolize the great Ob River and the black barulet is meant to symbolize the Trans-Siberian Railway, which runs through the whole territory of Novosibirsk Oblast in an east-west direction.

References

1. The Government of Novosibirsk Oblast: symbols of Novosibirsk Oblast
2. Siberian Heralds College: "On the coat of arms of Novosibirsk Oblast" Act