Coat of arms of Russia
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The coat of arms of Russia is one of the state symbols of the Russian Federation, along with the state flag and the national anthem. The current coat of arms was approved by Decree No. 2050 of the Pre
1200–1252: Seal of Sviatoslav III of Vladimir
1325–1340: Seal of Ivan I
1446–1447: Silver coin of Dmitry Shemyaka
1654: Variant coat of arms under Alexis (after Pereiaslav Agreement)
Double-headed eagle
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The double-headed eagle is an iconographic symbol originating in the Bronze Age. The earliest predecessors of the symbol can be found in the Ancient Near East and Mycenaean Greece. Most modern uses of
Coat of arms of Russia
…modified more than once since the reign of Ivan III (1462–1505), the current coat of arms is directly derived from its medieval original, with the double-headed eagle having Byzantine and earlier antecedents. The general tincture corresponds to the fifteenth-century standard. The two main elements of Russian state…
Double-headed eagle in Jiroft, Iran, 3rd millennium BC
Double-headed eagle on the Sphinx Gates of the Hittites in Anatolia, today in Alaca Höyük, Turkey
BMAC axe head with double-headed bird-demon motif, late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BC
The double-headed eagle device used in the flag of Kingdom of Vaspurakan (r. 908–1021)