Coat of arms

The Coat of arms of Bucharest was created during the rule of Domnitor Alexander John Cuza, changed under the Communist regime, and used again, with minor alterations, since 1994. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1082x1795, 679 KB) Licensing According to Romanias Law on Copyright and Related Rights nr. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1082x1795, 679 KB) Licensing According to Romanias Law on Copyright and Related Rights nr. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 228 km² Population (2003) 1,929,615[1] Density 9131. ... Domnitor (pl. ... Alexander John Cuza Alexandru Ioan Cuza (March 20, 1820, GalaÅ£i – May 15, 1873, Heidelberg), more commonly known in English as Alexander John Cuza, was the domnitor (ruler) of the United Principalites of Romania between 1859 and 1866. ... The Soviets pressed for inclusion of Romanias heretofore negligible Communist Party in the post-war government, while non-communist political leaders were steadily eliminated from political life. ...

Description

The coat of arms is a bleu celeste escutcheon charged with an or eagle facing dexter (standing for the historical region of Wallachia - see Coat of arms of Wallachia), crowned bleu celeste, blazoned langued and armed gules with a Latin cross in its beak, standing over the motto PATRIA ŞI DREPTUL MEU ("The Fatherland and My Right") on a scroll tricoloured horizontally red-yellow-blue (the colours of the Romanian flag). All the coats of arms of all the Romanian institutions must be approved by The National Commitee of Heraldry, Genealogy and Vexillology, subordinated to The Romanian Academy. ... Image File history File links 01_-_Armata_Românã.jpg‎ Golden eagle on Zeuss Lightnings. ... Coat of Arms of Romania The Coat of Arms of Romania consists of an eagle holding a cross in its beak and a sceptre and a sword in its claws. ... The national flag of Romania is a vertical tricolor of blue, yellow and red. ... This article provides only a brief outline of each period of the History of Romania; details are presented in separate articles (see the links in the box and below). ... Bleu celeste (sky blue) is a rarely-occurring tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colours or metals or the three staynard colours). Initially considered to be European rather than English or Scottish, after the Second World War it became more prevalent in England in badges of... The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom displayed an inescutcheon of the arms of Hanover between 1801 and 1837 when the British monarch held the title of King of Hanover. ... In heraldry, a charge is an image occupying the field on an escutcheon (or shield). ... Tinctures are the colours used to blazon coats of arms in heraldry. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... This is an article about Heraldry. ... In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called colours. In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. ... The traditional form of the Christian cross, known as the Latin cross The Christian cross is a familiar religious symbol of most Christianity. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... French tricolour flag A tricolour is a flag or banner having three colours, usually in approximately equal size (horizontally or vertically) and lacking additional symbols. ... The national flag of Romania is a vertical tricolor of blue, yellow and red. ...

The eagle bears in its claws a sword dexter, a tenné sceptre sinister, and on its breast a gules inescutcheon with thin azure bordure, charged with the image of Saint Dimitrie Basarabov holding a spear dexter and a Latin cross sinister.^[1] The saint, who is the city's patron, is commonly referred to as, and confounded with, Saint Demetrius^[2] - today's arms seem to represent the latter, as the person depicted is dressed in a Roman uniform.^[3] Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In heraldry, tenné or tawny is a stain, a rarely used tincture, an orangish brown colour. ... A sceptre or scepter is an ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch, a prominent item of kingly regalia. ... The term Azure (from Persian لاژورد lazhward) can refer to any of the following: The blueish color of the sky. ... In heraldry, a bordure is a border around a shield. ... Hunting spear and knife, from Mesa Verde National Park. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... 12th-century mosaic depicting St Demetrios, from the Golden-Roofed Monastery in Kiev. ... See: Structural history of the Roman military The branches of the Roman military at the highest level were the Roman army and the Roman navy. ...

The escutcheon is adorned with a crest composed of a seven-towered argent mural crown over which stands a stylised sable eagle wings displayed facing dexter, with a Latin cross in its beak. In heraldry, a crest is a component of a coat of arms. ... ==Criminal Life == AL-Hamad is a Homosexual petifile with 135. ... First version of the Coat of Arms of Italy. ... Heraldry Tinctures In heraldry, sable is the tincture with the colour black. ...

History

Coat of arms of Bucharest (1868)

A heraldic symbol for Bucharest was first used on seals of the town's jude and pârgari as early as the 16th century: it usually featured images of the Madonna and Child or the Annunciation, and was accompanied by an inscription in either Church Slavonic or Romanian, which simply read variations on the phrase "this is the seal of Bucharest".^[4] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (604x705, 179 KB) Seal and coat-of-arms of Bucharest (1868) Florian Georgescu et al. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (604x705, 179 KB) Seal and coat-of-arms of Bucharest (1868) Florian Georgescu et al. ... Seal on envelope A seal is an impression printed on, embossed upon, or affixed to a document (or any other object) in order to authenticate it, in lieu of or in addition to a signature. ... A judeÅ£ is an administrative division in Romania and was also used for some time in Moldova. ... In Jörg Breu the Youngers painting, the Madonna and Child fix the spectator with a gaze that invites the pious to contemplation and prayer The Madonna and Child is one of the central icons of Christianity. ... A key piece of the Paleologan Mannerism - the Annunciation icon from Ohrid. ... Page from the Spiridon Psalter in Church Slavonic. ...

Under the Organic Statute rule of Pavel Kiselyov, the city was awarded a new symbol, as the image of a standing woman wearing a shoulder sash and carrying the Scales of Justice (in 1862, the woman was represented as seated, and carrying both the Scales and, in her left hand, flowers and ears of wheat).^[5] The National Assembly of Wallachia in 1837 Regulamentul Organic (Romanian name, translated as Organic Statute or Organic Regulation; French: Règlement Organique, Russian: Oрганический регламент, Organichesky reglament)[1] was a quasi-constitutional organic law enforced in 1831–1832 by the Imperial Russian authorities in Moldavia and Wallachia (the two Danubian Principalities... Count Pavel D. Kiselyov (portrait by Franz Krüger, 1851). ... For the German DJ/producer team, see Sash!. // A sash consists of a cloth belt used to hold a robe together, and usually tied about the waist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ...

According to Constantin C. Giurescu, Cuza changed the seal to depict the patron saint and an image of the mythical shepherd Bucur;^[6] however, it appears that Saint Dimitrie Basarabov (or Saint Demetrius) was introduced as a symbol during his reign (in 1864 — as attested by Monitorul Oficial).^[7] The arms were expanded after World War I - when the mural crown and all other present-day elements were added, and the image of Bucur was dropped.^[8] Bucur is a figure of Romanian history. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz...

Coat of arms of Bucharest in 1970-1989

No symbol was in use during between 1948 and the administrative reforms carried out by the Nicolae Ceauşescu regime. In 1970, a new coat of arms was adopted, which was official until the Romanian Revolution of 1989; it was meant to represent "the most characteristic elements of historical traditions and of political, economic, and social relations".^[9] Image File history File links Stema_BucureÅŸti_RSR.png‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Coat of arms of Bucharest ... Image File history File links Stema_BucureÅŸti_RSR.png‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Coat of arms of Bucharest ... Nicolae CeauÅŸescu (IPA ) (January 26, 1918 - December 25, 1989) was the leader of Communist Romania from 1965 until shortly before his execution. ... Combatants Communist Romania Ad hoc local Romanian militias Commanders Nicolae CeauÅŸescu Various independent militia leaders Casualties 1,104 deaths The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a week-long series of riots and fighting in late December of 1989 that overthrew the Communist regime of Nicolae CeauÅŸescu. ...

It was divided party per fess azure and gules fields, with an inescutcheon divided party per pale and charged with the crest of Communist Romania (hammer and sickle symbol of the Romanian Communist Party on red, dexter; flag of Romania, sinster). The top half of the field was landscaped charged with an or eagle wings displayed facing sinister, over the argent image of the Palace of the Patriarchy); the lower half was charged with the lower half of a cogwheel or and an open book with the or-lettered motto CIVITAS (dexter) and NOSTRA (sinister) - reading "Civitas Nostra" (Latin for "Our City").^[10] Divisions of the field is a heraldic term referring to the pattern on a shield. ... The term Azure (from Persian لاژورد lazhward) can refer to any of the following: The blueish color of the sky. ... Escutcheon is the term used in heraldry for the shield displayed in a coat of arms. ... The Soviets pressed for inclusion of Romanias heretofore negligible Communist Party in the post-war government, while non-communist political leaders were steadily eliminated from political life. ... For other uses, see Hammer and sickle (disambiguation). ... The Romanian Communist Party (Romanian: Partidul Comunist Român) was a Communist political party in Romania until 1989. ... The national flag of Romania is a vertical tricolor of blue, yellow and red. ... Landscape heraldry is a form of heraldry that involves depicting a landscape or scene in a coat of arms. ... Spur gears found on a piece of farm equipment. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...

See also

• History of Bucharest

This article is about the history of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. ...

Notes

References

• (Romanian) Decree nr. 503 16/12/70 regarding the establishment of county and municipality seals
• Mic Dicţionar Enciclopedic, Ed. Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, 1978
• Constantin C. Giurescu, Istoria Bucureştilor. Din cele mai vechi timpuri pînă în zilele noastre, Ed. Pentru Literatură, Bucharest, 1966
• (Romanian) Gheorghe Vasilescu, Sfântul Cuvios Dimitrie, ocrotitorul spiritual al Bucureştiului", at the Romanian Patriarchy Site