Coat of arms of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast

The coat of arms of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast are for the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, in the Russian Far East,[1][2] has the figure of a Amur tiger turned to the right toward a viewer, which symbolises an unusual history and original way of the development of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. The aquamarine background represents the colour of the vast Far Eastern taiga, hills, and meadows in the region.[3]

Coat of arms of Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia

In 2009, the Central Bank of Russia had issued 10 million ten-ruble coins dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Jewish autonomous region. On the reverse of the coin is the coat of arms of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. On the ring around the circumference are inscriptions: at the top is "Russian Federation" and at the bottom the "Jewish Autonomous Oblast".[4]

References
  1. "Jewish Autonomous Region: vector images of flags, arms, seals and badges". vector-images.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. "Blazons of Jewish Autonomous Oblast Towns". hobby.ru. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. "State Symbols". eao.ru. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. "Central Bank of Russia". Retrieved 11 May 2017.

See also
  1. The status of Crimea and of the city of Sevastopol is since March 2014 under dispute between Russia and Ukraine; Ukraine and the majority of the international community consider Crimea to be an autonomous republic of Ukraine and Sevastopol to be one of Ukraine's cities with special status, while Russia, on the other hand, considers Crimea to be a federal subject of Russia and Sevastopol to be one of Russia's three federal cities.
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