Coat of arms of the Republic of Artsakh

The coat of arms is an image of an eagle with outstretched wings, above the head of which is the crown of the Artaxiad dynasty. On the eagle's chest there is a shield divided into two parts: in the upper part there is a panorama of Bolshoy Kirs Mountain, the highest point of the republic and the Karabakh Ridge, in the lower part there is a vertical image of the flag of Nagorno-Karabakh.

In the center of the shield is the monument "We are our Mountains" in Stepanakert (Khankendi), the capital of Artsakh. The eagle holds the fruits of agriculture: wheat, grapes and mulberries.[4] The eagle is surrounded by a golden ribbon with the inscription "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic — Artsakh" in black letters in Armenian:

Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն Արցախ[4]

The author explained the symbolism of the coat of arms as follows: the edges of the six feathers of the eagle's outstretched wings turn into an ornament — these are six vowel letters of the Armenian alphabet, and below 36 feathers, this is a quote from the Armenian poet Gevorg Emin: a regiment of 36 people defended the nation, these are words about 36 letters of the alphabet. The crown of Tigran the Great above the eagle's head, indicating the wealth and power of the Artaxiads, symbolizes the eternity of passing generations. Wheat ears indicate abundance and hospitality, each ear consists of 13 grains — one guiding, the rest paired according to the number of months of the year, "I pray to God that He will give us bread all year round, so that we can allocate a share of it to others," said Lavrent Galayan.[5]

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  Coat of arms on a 1 dram coin
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  Coat of arms on a 2 dram banknote
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  Coin of Tigran the Great with the image of the crown of the Artaxiad dynasty
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  We Are Our Mountains monument
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  Bolshoy Kirs Mountain

• Coat of arms of Armenia
• Flag of Artsakh

• Artsakh / Nagorno-Karabakh at Flags of the World