History
The current emblem is based on the one adopted in 1998 along with the city flag, at the 16th session of the Maslihat of Astana in 1998. [3] In 2019 the city was renamed from Astana to Nur-Sultan. As the city name features on both the emblem and city flag, both insignia were updated to the new name in 2019.
Under the Russian Empire, the coat of arms featured a stylized castle on a turquoise shield. That design had several variations, with one featured leaves, while the other featured ears of cereal. The crown also varied with one version using a monarchical crown, while the other used a mural crown.
During Soviet era, the city was known as Tselinograd. It was primarily represented by a "full hands" design, which symbolized agriculture.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the city was renamed from Teslinograd to Akmola and later to Astana. For the first few years after becoming the capital of an independent Kazakhsta, the city did not have an official coat of arms. Instead, it used an unofficial design featuring a medieval wall and ancient warlord superimposed on a blue shield.
The emblem the city used between 1998-2008 showed a mythical creature standing in front of a medieval fortification, flanked by ears of wheat. [4] [5]
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