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(11:16)
from Ukrainian
Heraldry web site
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From the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry:
"It was confirmed at August, 7th, 2002 by the decision N58
of IV city council session of IV convocation. A rectangular blue
panel with a parity of width to the length as 11:16, in the
middle of it are two equal horizontal strips - red and black (the
width of everyone is equal to 1/11 width of a flag). In the
center is blue circle with a yellow border (diameter of it is
equal to 5/11 of a flag width). In the circle is yellow eagle
with the lifted wings, above a head of eagle is crown.
A.Grechylo, "Ukrainian city and village arms and
flags", part 1.
The origin of the name comes from the stream Myia flowing into
the Prut in the neighborhood of the town. The first mention
refers to 1240. In 1395 it was given the Magdeburg Right."
Dov Gutterman, 26 March 2005
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from Ukrainian
Heraldry web site
From the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry:
"It was confirmed at March, 22th, 1991 by the decision N77
of VI city council session of XXI convocation. The basis of it is
a historical symbol. In an azure field you see an or circle ,an
or or eagle with its wings open and an or crown in the form of a
trident. The circle (Ukrainian "kolo") is a symbol of
infinity and a legend about the name of the town. The or eagle
symbolizes the fighters for freedom and independence of Ukraine.
They are oprishki, marks men of Sich, soldiers of Ukrainian
Insurgent Army. An azure color is a symbol of Carpathian
highlands and the river Prut. The author is M.Dovirak."
Dov Gutterman,26 March 2005
