Coat of arms of Tiraspol

Coat of arms of Tiraspol in 1847

In 1847, Tiraspol received its first coat of arms, which was approved by the highest rescript of Nicholas I of Russia. The coat of arms of the city consisted of the upper part of the shield, in a golden field, the coat of arms of Kherson Governorate, and in the lower part, along a black field, diagonally passing from the upper right corner, a red fortress wall, and on both sides of it, an acorn.[2]

Draft of coat of arms of Tiraspol in 1868

In 1868, a draft of the new coat of arms of Tiraspol was created. It was composed by a scarlet wall in the form of a scalloped baldric with silver seams, accompanied in the corners by two green acorns, in a silver shield. In the upper-right corner of the shield is the coat of arms of the Kherson Governate.[3]

Coat of arms of Tiraspol from 1978 to 2018

The coat of arms of the Soviet period was approved on 29 March 1978 by the decision of the executive Committee of the City Council of People's Deputies.[4] In the upper part, against the background of the fortress wall, the date of the city's foundation "1792" is indicated in a golden field. In the lower part of the coat of arms, blue waves run diagonally from the upper left to the lower right corner, symbolizing the Dniester river. In the upper right part, on a red background, a pinion is depicted in gold, symbolizing the city's industry. In the lower left part, a golden image of a bunch of grapes is displayed on a green background. The colors of the coat of arms red and green are associated with the colors of the flag of the former Moldavian SSR, used today in the flag of present-day Transnistria.[5] The author of this coat of arms was Viktor Leonidovich Vakarev.[6]

On 28 September 2018, at the suggestion of the President of Transnistria Vadim Krasnoselsky, during the second plenary session of the 12th session of the XXV convocation of the Tiraspol City Council of People's Deputies, the coat of arms of 1847 was restored as the official coat of arms of the city.[1]