Rural heraldic symbols adopted in the Republic of Moldova in 2017-2018

• Published in: Tyragetia Vol. XIV; no. 2; pp. 385 - 406
• Main Author: Silviu Andrieş-Tabac
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: National Museum of History of Moldova 01.12.2020
• Subjects: heraldry; republic of moldova; rural coat of arms; rural flag; vexillology
• ISSN: 1857-0240; 2537-6330

Regarding the rural heraldic and vexillological projects, the years 2017-2018 were some prolific ones for the Republic of Moldova. In this article are presented, mentioned in their order of registration in the General Armorial of the Republic of Moldova, some of the rural achievements adopted during the above-mentioned period and which have not been published yet. These are the coats of arms and flags of the villages of Capaclia (Cantemir district), Caracui (Hânceşti district), Cioburciu (Ştefan-Vodă district), Ciuciulea (Glodeni district), Corten (Taraclia district), Doroţcaia (Dubăsari district), Giurgiuleşti (Cahul district), Plop (Donduşeni district), Sireţi (Străşeni district), Vişniovca (Cantemir district), as well as those of Gura-Căinarului commune (including the villages of Gura-Căinarului and Zarojeni, Floreşti district). The concepts of the symbols were elaborated by the author (for Corten, in collaboration with Savva Taucci), and their drawings were made by the painters Iurie Caminschi (Caracui, Ciuciulea, Corten, Doroţcaia, commune of Gura-Căinarului), Sergius Ciocanu (Cioburciu), Oxana DiaconuCatan (Capaclia), Alexandru Roşca-Ceban (Giurgiuleşti, Sireţi, Vişniovca), Mariana Şlapac (Plop). Analyzing the symbolism of the new coats of arms, the author notes that at their base were placed old territorial coats of arms, family coats of arms (that belonged to the owners of the estate of sometime), emblems that symbolize important historical events, onomastic meanings, the geographical situation, the natural wealth, the ethnic or social origins of the inhabitants, the economic concerns or the ethnographic traditions of the respective localities. The coats of arms elaborated during this period tend to keep the spirit of the living heraldry, promoted by the National Heraldic Committee of Heraldry since the beginning of its activity.