Image: Middle Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire

Description: Or, a double-headed Imperial Eagle displayed Sable, twice imperially crowned proper, armed and membered Gold, langued Gules, grasping in the dexter claw an imperial sceptre, and in the sinister claw an imperial orb, all proper; in chief another bigger imperial crown with issuant and pendent therefrom a blue-celeste ribbon of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called; the Imperial Eagle is charged on the breast with an escutcheon: Gules, an image of St. George Martyr the Victorious in complete armour Argent, wearing a flying cloak Azure, riding a horse in full gallop Argent, the latter is covered with a horse-cloth Gules, fringed, bridled and maned Or, and treading upon a dragon crawling in base Or, winged Vert, whose head the rider is piercing through with a spear, the rear end of the latter is terminating in an Orthodox cross Gold (for Moscow); above the shield is placed a helmet of St. Prince Alexander of Neva, with a mantling Sable, doubled Or; the shield is encircled with the collar and pendent therefrom a badge of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called; and for supporters are: on the dexter side St. Michael the Taxiarch in complete armour, holding in the dexter hand a sword enflamed, all proper; and on the sinister side St. Gabriel the Archangel habited proper, holding in the sinister hand a long cross Gold; all displayed within an imperial robe of estate with a pavilion Or, semée of imperial eagles, doubled Ermine, and ensigned with an imperial crown proper; along the pavilion’s rim is a motto: “СЪ НАМИ БОГЪ” which means “GOD WITH US”, lettered Gules; the imperial robe of estate is semi circled below by nine shields, each being ensigned with its proper crown: first Argent, a wyvern Sable, crowned and armed Or, winged, langued and tailed Gules (for the Kingdom of Kazan); second Azure, a royal crown of eight arches (five visible) Or, doubled Vert, above a sabre curved in fess point to the dexter Argent, hilted and pummeled Or (for the Kingdom of Astrakhan); third Gules, an eagle displayed Argent, royally crowned proper, armed and membered Or (for the Kingdom of Poland); fourth Ermine, two sables rampant combatant Sable, supporting an ancient crown Or, and a bow in fess, with two arrows saltirewise points downwards, all Gules (for the Kingdom of Siberia); fifth Or, a double-headed Byzantine eagle displayed Sable, twice royally crowned and armed Gold, charged on the breast with an escutcheon: Azure, an Orthodox cross within a bordure, all Or (for the Kingdom of the Chersonesus Taurica); sixth quarterly with enté en pointe and an inescutcheon (for the Kingdom of Georgia): first Gules, between in sinister chief and dexter base two mullets of eight points, a horse in full gallop all Argent (for Iberia); second Or, a volcano fumant Vert, pierced through with two arrows saltirewise points upwards Sable (for Kartli); third Azure, between in chief and at either side three mullets of six points Argent, two arrows saltirewise points upwards of the same, debruised by an inescutcheon Or, charged with an increscent Gules (for Kabardia); fourth Or, a lion rampant Gules, crowned proper (for Armenia); fifth Enté en pointe Or, a Chercassian warrior in complete armour Argent, habited Gules and wearing a fur cloak Sable, holding a spear of the same on the dexter shoulder, and riding a horse in full gallop Sable (for the Chercassian and Mountaineer Princes); the inescutcheon: Or, an image of St. George Martyr the Victorious in complete armour Azure with a cross on the breast, wearing a flying cloak Gules, and riding a horse in full gallop Sable, covered with a horse-cloth Gules, fringed Gold, treading upon a crawling dragon Vert, winged Sable, eyed and langued Gules, whose head the rider is piercing through with a spear Gules (for Georgia); seventh tierced per pale and enté en pointe: first Azure, an image of St. Michael the Archangel in complete armour with the wings inverted all Argent, holding in the dexter hand a sword enflamed proper, and in the sinister hand a shield Argent (for the Grand Duchy of Kiev); second Gules, a lion rampant guardant Or, crowned with an iron crown proper, holding in the dexter forepaw a long cross Argent (for the Grand Duchy of Vladimir); third Enté en pointe Argent, two bears statant erect combatant Sable, supporting a throne Or, cushioned Gules, on which are placed a sceptre and a long cross saltirewise, both Or; on the back of the Throne is a triple candlestick Gold with three lighted candles proper; in a base Azure, two fish fesswise respectant naiant and counter-naiant Argent (for the Grand Duchy of Novgorod); eighth Gules, between eight roses Argent, barbed and seeded proper, a lion rampant Or, ducally crowned proper, holding in the dexter vambraced forepaw a straight-bladed sword proper, hilted and pommeled Or, and resting the sinister forepaw on a curved sabre proper, hilted and pommeled as the latter, the blade of which the lion is treading upon with the dexter hind paw (for the Grand Duchy of Finland); beneath all is placed a shield, ensigned with a royal crown proper, displaying the Ancestral Arms of His Imperial Majesty: per pale, first Argent, a griffin segreant Gules, holding a sword proper and a round shield Or, ensigned upon its upper edge with an eaglet Sable, all within a bordure Sable, charged with eight lion’s heads erased Or and Argent alternately (for the House of Romanov); second quarterly with enté en pointe and an inescutcheon, first Gules, a lion rampant Or, crowned proper, holding in the forepaws a long-handled axe of St. Olaf Argent, handled Or (for Norway); second Or, two lions passant Azure (for Schleswig); third Gules, an inescutcheon per fess Argent and Gules, between three nettle leaves and as many passion nails in pairle Argent (for Holstein); fourth Gules, a swan Argent, beaked, membered and royally gorged Or (for Stormarn); fifth Enté en pointe: Gules, a knight in armour Or, on a horse Argent, brandishing a sword Argent, and with a shield Azure, charged with a cross pattée Or (for Ditmarsen); over all, an inescutcheon of pretence ensigned with a Duke’s crown proper, namely: Per pale, first Or, two bars Gules (for Oldenburg); second Azure, a cross pattée fitchy Or (for Delmenhorst).
Title: Middle Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire
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Author: B. V. Kyone
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