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Ratio 3:2. Blue symbolizes river Khopyer (Qoper |
Хопер); yellow, steppe, “wild
field”; red, local name of the region: Chervlyonyy Yar
(Ĉervlënyĭ Âr |
Червлёный
Яр), Red Cliff. Source:
official web site
Victor Lomantsov, 02 Oct 2002
What’s on the coat of arms — calabasses, pumpkins, mellons?
The canton shows the regional arms, of course.
As for the colors, the mentioned symbolism is nice, but I “sniff”
also a Don Cossack influence. This city is located
on the Don basin and the connection with Don Cossacks is quite probable, even
if their main territory is further to SW.
António Martins, 17 Dec 2002
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