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Altshevs'k (Lugans'k, Ukraine)

Alchevs'k

Алчевськ

(4:5)
by Andriy Grechylo, 15 July 2004

Overview
Coat of Arms

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Overview

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"It was known since a 1878, when the first mines appeared on the place of modern Altshevs'k."
Dov Gutterman, 14 July 2004

Photo of the flag and image of the coat of arms can be seen at <www.auc.org.ua>.
Dov Gutterman, 15 July 2004

City of Alchevsk (Luhansk oblast, Ukraine) has about 125,000 inhabitans. During the Soviet era was renaimed in 1931 as "Komunarsk". The coat of arms was adopted on 1983 as the red-blue shield with a gold metallurgical bucket and casting silver metal (stylized as star).
On February 2, 1993 the coat of arms was re-adopted with small changes (bottom field is yellow (gold) now).
On April 16, 1996, before the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Alchevsk, the city council adopted new decorations around the shield in the coat of arms (two metallurgical pokers, Trident, blue and yellow ribbon) and city flag(dark-blue, with the coat of arms in the middle; ratio 4:5 (in document: "1:1,25")).
Andriy Grechylo, 15 July 2004

Coat of Arms

from <www.auc.org.ua>

from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"The modern emblem was approved after resolution є44 of the session of the Town Council from 2 February, 1993. In azure shield there is an or scoop with argent metal which is pouring down to the or bottom. In the or head there is a sable inscription - ALTSHEVS'K."
Dov Gutterman, 14 July 2004