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In 1868, under the direction of B.V. Koen in the Armorial Department of the Heraldry Department of the Government of Senta, a draft of the Reval coat of arms was drawn up in accordance with the rules of external decorations: the shield should have been crowned with a golden-crowned crown; behind the
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on October 4, 1788, by Law No. 16716 "On the Coats of Arms of the Cities of the Riga, Reval and Vyborg Gubernias and the Olonets Provincial Cities". Description of the arms: in a golden field azure leopard lions.
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had been legally followed in the Lower town of Reval. On the same day, the city assembly approved the large coat of arms of Reval. Today December 22 is celebrated as the "Day of the City of Tallinn".
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After Estonia became an independent country in 1918, the coat of arms of Tallinn was reconfirmed in 1919 in the same form as had been approved in 1877. In this form it can be seen on the painted
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features a golden crown from which a woman protrudes, clad in a red robe and wearing a golden crown, arms crossed before her chest.
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On December 10 (22) 1877, the first Tallinn city assembly was formed in accordance with the new provincial
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is blue and golden. A golden neck chain featuring a stone hangs around the helmet's neck. The helmet's
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The lesser coat of arms of Tallinn features a silver cross on a red background, depicting the
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The three lions are one of the oldest Estonian symbols. It has been used since the
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shield probably (?) should be placed anchors, tied with Alexander's ribbon.
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Relief of the greater coat of arms of Reval made in 1652
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of Tallinn depicts three blue marching, forward-facing (
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Tallinn
capital city
Estonia
coat of arms
lions
crowns
shield
mantling
crest
13th century
arms
Danish
Valdemar II
northern Estonia
Dannebrog
Harju County
Russian Empire
Catherine II
zemstvo
zemstvo reform
Lübeck law
bas-relief

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