Coat of arms of Moldova

The coat of arms of Moldova is the national emblem of the Republic of Moldova.

Coat of arms of Moldova
Versions
ArmigerRepublic of Moldova
Adopted13 July 1990
BlazonPer fess gules and azure, an aurochs head cabossed overall, accompanied by a mullet of eight points between the horns, a heraldic rose to dexter and a crescent decrescent to sinister, all or.
SupportersBehind the shield: an eagle (heraldic, wings inverted) proper (golden brown), beaked and membered gules, holding in his beak a cross or, in his dexter talon an olive branch vert and in his sinister a scepter or.

Official description

Moldovan law describes the arms as follows:[1]

Per fess gules and azure, an aurochs head cabossed overall, accompanied by a mullet of eight points between the horns, a heraldic rose to dexter and a crescent decrescent to sinister, all or; supporter, behind the shield: an eagle (heraldic, wings inverted) proper (golden brown), beaked and membered gules, holding in his beak a cross or, in his dexter talon an olive branch vert and in his sinister a scepter or.

Historical coats of arms of Moldova
See also: Flag and coat of arms of Moldavia

See also

References
  1. Lege Nr. 32 din 07.03.2013 privind Stema de Stat a Republicii Moldova, Art. 2
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