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Blazons of Chechnya Republic Towns |
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Coat of arms of Chechnya Republic was instituted on June 22, 2004. Along the border of the COA a national ornamental pattern is placed. A medieval Chechen tower on the left and an oil derrick on the right are the symbols of historical continuity. * * *
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In
1991 the president Dzhokhar Dudaev signed the decree about the creation of symbols of independent Ichkeria. The main Chechen
emblem was a wolf. In 1995 the national symbols were changed: an oil derrick and a gear wheel were placed on the new COA.
In August, 1996 the separatists restored Dudaev's symbols.
Grozny. Instituted on August 20, 1969.
