Coat of arms of Bashkortostan

The coat of arms of Bashkortostan is a national symbol of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.

Description

It features the monument to Salavat Yulaev in Ufa against the rising of the sun and its rays, inscribed in the circle framed with the national ornament. Below shows the inflorescence of the Bashkor rose, painted in the colors of the national flag of Bashkortostan, with an inscription of the name "Bashkortostan" on white.

History

First revision

The coat of arms of the Bashkir ASSR was approved at the 5th Congress of Soviets of the Bashkir ASSR between 21 and 27 March 1925, when the Constitution of the Bashkir ASSR was ratified.
The coat of arms is similar the emblem of the RSFSR, but was supplemented with inscriptions in the Bashkir language.
The symbols of the BASSR were to be described in the 8th chapter of the Constitution of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

Proposed emblem

In the congress, a draft proposal of the emblem of the Bashkir ASSR was designed, with the main element of which was a rider with a banner. The author of projects was A. E. Tyulkin. However, the coat of arms was not approved.

Second revision

The Constitution of Bashkiria was adopted by the Tenth Congress of Soviets on 23 June 1937. The coat of arms was described in article 111. The coat of arms still resembles the emblem of the RSFSR.

Third revision

On 30 May 1978, the 8th Extraordinary Session of the 9th Supreme Soviet of the BASSR adopted the new Constitution of the Bashkir ASSR. The coat of arms was described in Article 157. In general, state symbols remained unchanged, and a red star is added to the emblem of the Bashkir ASSR.