Coat of arms of Kyiv

Coat of arms of Kyiv
ArmigerKyiv
Adopted18 April 1995
ShieldAzure
1578 coat of arms, in Polish it says "Miáſto Kijow nośi Herb Gerzego święthego / od dawnych X. Ruſkich nádány (The city of Kyiv bears the coat of arms of Saint George / that was of old given to it by the Princes of Rus')"
Kyiv Oblast coat of arms with St.George the Dragonslayer

The coat of arms of Kyiv features the Archangel Michael officially named as "Saint Michael the Archistrategos" (archistrategos, the title of chief-general in Ancient Greece), wielding a flaming sword and a shield on an azure field.


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