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I just noticed something new in front of the
Cheboksary City Hall: three flag poles, of a
reasonable three-storey hight (i.e.,
much shorter than the huge nearby pole in front
of the Republic Presidency) flying the
russian tricolor, the
chuvash republic flag,
and... the Cheboksary city flag! Yes, the one I
thought it didn’t exist! It must
be very recent, this flag, since it was lacking
in the august celebrations of the 530 anniversary
of the city — an occasion when the russian and
chuvash flags and colors are shown ad libitum.
I’m afraid the design is neither to immaginative
nor good looking: just the city greater arms on
a white background. Since the greater arms are the
usual shield surrounded by a yellow hop
wreath and with the three suns crown and a scroll
in red fimbriated yellow, you may imagine
that it doesnt look to great.
António Martins, 18 Oct 1999
I’ve been to C^eboksary / S^upas^kar in february ’96
and in february-march ’97. No city flags were visible
nor common citizens remmembered of such a flag being
ever hoisted. However, the city’s coat of arms is a very
often motif in urban decoration and tourist memorabilia.
António Martins, 09 Sep 1997
During the city’s 528th jubilee in 1997.08.17, it
was clearer than ever that C^eboksary / S^upas^kar does
not have a flag. There were a lot of russian and chuvash
flags, and the city coa was depicted in posters, banners
and street decorations — but no city flag.
António Martins, 09 Sep 1997
The Coat of Arms of C^eboksary / S^upas^kar, capital of Chuvashia,
is azure charged with five flying sinister gueese argent saltire, chief
goules separated by a 13 teeth serration fimbriated argent and charged
with three traditional chuvash style hearts (emerging from the 3rd, 7th
and 11th tooth) argent, the middle one filled with azure and charged
with the inscription "1469" argent and the other two void.
António Martins, 14 May 1997
In often depictions it lacks the date, the blue
filling of the central “heart”, or have aditional
decorations on the white fimbriations. As far as I can
tell, however, this is the “official” form.
The blue field of this coat of arms tends to came in
every shade, from lightest to darkest. I was advised to
take as “official” the relief large coa over the City
Hall’s main door. This looks like a quite serious heraldry
work (the silver was real silver(y), not white!) and the
blue shade was, well..., blue.
António Martins, 09 Sep 1997
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