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  Encyclopedia: Moldova
Coat of arms of Moldova The coat of arms of Moldova consists of an eagle holding a cross in its beak and a sceptre and a branch in its claws.
Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, a subtribe of the Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa (Tisza river, in Hungary), on the east by the Tyras...
Dubăsari is a town in eastern Moldova with a 1989 population of 34,000.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Moldova   (5450 words)

  
 Moldova   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the east.
During the Middle Ages the territory of Republica Moldova (including most of present-day Moldova but including also districts to the north and south, known as Northern Bukovina and Bugeac) formed the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia (which, like the present-day republic, was known in Romanian as "Moldova").
Moldova is divided into 32 districts (raion, pl. raioane), 3 municipalities (Chişinău, Bălţi and Bender), two semi-autonomous regions (Găgăuzia and the breakaway region of Transnistria, whose status is still disputed).
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Republic_of_Moldova   (1230 words)

  
 Moldova (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Republic of Moldova - a country in the south-east of Europe.
Moldova, a region that encompassed both the Moldova region of Romania and Moldova, the country.
Moldova Nouă, a town in Banat region of Romania.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moldova   (123 words)

  
 Romania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After WWII, in 1948 all the variants of the flag (civil, state, military) were defaced with the emblem ("coat of arms") that was changed several times and finally cut out (literally) and plain tricolour was re-established in 1989.
The coat of arms of the country and the state seal are established by statutory laws.
And in Paris all the Romanian flags had the coat of arms in it.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ro.html   (1010 words)

  
 Moldova
Under Soviet rule the southern and northern parts (inhabited by Ukrainians and Romanians) were transferred to Ukraine and Transnistria (largely inhabited by Russians) joined with the remainder in a Soviet republic called the "Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic" covering Moldova's current territory.
Moldova enjoys a favourable climate and good farmland but has no major mineral deposits.
As part of an ambitious economic liberalisation effort, Moldova introduced a convertible currency, freed all prices, stopped issuing preferential credits to state enterprises, backed steady land privatisation, removed export controls, and freed interest rates.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Moldova   (1230 words)

  
 FMJR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The President of the Republic of Moldova - is the head of the State and is elected by Parliament by secret suffrage.
Coat of arms - Moldova's coat of arms consist of a shield divided horizontally into two parts: the upper part is red, and the lower part is blue with a superimposed auroch's head showing, between its horns an eight-pointed star.
The shield is laid on the breast of a natural eagle holding in its break a golden cross, in its right claw a green olive-tree branch and in its left claw a golden sceptre.
www.fmjr.moldova.md /en/info/governement.htm   (287 words)

  
 Romania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Traditionally, this eagle appears in the arms of the Arges county, the town of Pitesti and the town of Curtea de Arges.
In the second quarter there is Moldavia's traditional coat of arms, gules: an auroch head sable with a mullet of or between its horns, a cinquefoil rose on the dexter and a waning crescent on the sinister, both argent.
The flag with the State coat of arms on the yellow stripe was, from 1867 until 1947 the naval ensign.
flagquest.com /FOTW/flags/ro.html   (1186 words)

  
 US Department Of State Post Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moldova’s climate is mild in the winter and warm in the summer—approximately that of New York City.
Moldova has suffered with other countries in the region from serious environmental damage from the heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including pesticides, such as DDT, that have been banned in the West.
Moldova has a proud tradition of hospitality, and is renowned for its wine, cognac and champagne.
foia.state.gov /MMS/postrpt/pr_view_all.asp?CntryID=100   (11756 words)

  
 Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in the Republic of Poland
Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in the Republic of Poland
The President of the Republic of Moldova - is the head of the State, he is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of unity and territorial integrity of the nation, and is elected by Parliament by secret suffrage.
According to the constitution of the Republic of Moldova, the state language in Moldova is Moldovan, functioning on the Latin alphabet basis.
www.moldova.pl /republic_of_moldova.html   (955 words)

  
 National Trees (Geobopological Survey)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moldova—An eagle with an olive branch is depicted on the coat of arms.
Ethiopia—Branches of wild olive (Olea africana) and yellowwood (Podocarpus gracilior) are depicted on the coat of arms.
The coat of arms (of Anguilla?) depicts a mahogany (a symbol of strength) and a coconut palm.
www.geobop.com /symbols/Plants/Trees/National   (1663 words)

  
 Moldova Flowers - flower and gift delivery service to Moldova and Ukraine
The Republic of Moldova is a small country, favorably situated in the Southeast part of Europe, neighboring Romania to the West and Ukraine to the East.
From the XIV century it was a part of the Moldova Principality, situated between Oriental Carpathians and the Nistru river, in the north bounded by Hotin, and in the South — by the Low Danube and the Black Sea.
The present territory of Moldova is smaller compared to the area attributed to Russian authorities in 1812, since the North Hotin, Acherman and the southern Ismail were given up in 1940 by the Soviet authorities to Ukraine.
www.moldovaflowers.com /moldova.shtml   (1667 words)

  
 Constitution of Moldova   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Republic of Moldova is the common and indivisible motherland of all her citizens.
The coat of arms is printed on the central yellow stripe of the tricolour.
(3) Moldova's coat of arms consists of a shield divided horizontally into two parts: the upper part is red, and the lower part is blue with a superimposed auroch's head showing between its horns an eight-pointed star.
unpan1.un.org /intradoc/groups/public/documents/UNTC/UNPAN003695.htm   (10818 words)

  
 Welcome to Moldova!
The President of the Republic of Moldova - is the head of the State and is elected by Parliament by secret suffrage.
The coast of arms is printed on the central yellow stripe of the tricolour.
On its right the auroch’s head is flanked by a five –petalled rose, and on its left by a slightly rotated crescent.
www.turism.md /eng/section/41   (303 words)

  
 Moldova   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the centre (of the flag) on the yellow stripe is placed the state coat of arms of the Republic of Moldova.
The width of the coat of arms is equal to one-fifth of the length of flag, (and) the relationship between the width and the length of the flag is 1:2."
The eagle is from the old Romanian coat of arms and ultimately from Byzantium; the ox head represents the old province of Bessarabia; the cross is obviously Christian; the sceptre and olive branch are probably for sovereignty and peace; as for the flower and crescent, I have no idea.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/md.html   (2003 words)

  
 Moldova Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The principality became tributary to the Ottoman Empire during 16th century, following the Treaty of Bucharest, 1812Treaty of Bucharest in 1812, it was annexed by Russia as Bessarabia.
Moldova is divided into 32 districts (''raion'', pl. ''raioane''), 3 municipalities (ChisinauChişinău, Balti, MoldovaBălţi and TighinaBender), two semi-autonomous regions (Găgăuzia and the breakaway region of Transnistria, whose status is still disputed).
The part of Moldova east of the Dniestr River, Transnistria - which is more heavily industrialized and is populated by a larger proportion of ethnic Russians and UkraineUkrainians - claimed independence in 1992, fearing Moldovan unification with Romania.
www.echostatic.com /index.php?title=Moldova   (1192 words)

  
 Coat of Arms of the Bukovina Society of the Americas
In 1862 Emperor Franz Joseph I awarded Bukovina a ducal coat of arms: blue and red longitudinal sections and the head of an aurochs surrounded by three golden stars.
The coat of arms is surrounded by a velvet coat on which a duke's hat lies adorned with precious stones.
François R. Velde's WWW page, Arms of the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy provides further descriptions and illustrations of both the Imperial Arms and the Arms of the various crown lands of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
www.bukovinasociety.org /crest.html   (215 words)

  
 Moldova   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This fiction could not disguise the fact that the Moldavians are essentially Romanian, and although Moldova's initially expressed aspiration of union with Romania is now much more muted, the Moldovan flag is basically that of Romania with the addition of the national coat of arms on the yellow stripe.
The eagle is from the old Romanian coat of arms and ultimately from Byzantium; the ox head represents the old province of Bessarabia; the cross is obviously Christian; the scepter and olive branch are probably for sovereignty and peace; as for the flower and cresent, I have no idea.
And if you compare our coat of arms and the Romanian coat of arms you can see that the Romanian eagle has a sword but our eagle has an olive branch (it's also a difference between the two nations).
flagquest.com /FOTW/flags/md.html   (1971 words)

  
 Coat of Arms | Family Crests | Family Name History | Coats of Arms Rings | Family Crest Rings
Similarly to the use of seals instead of signatures, coats of arms and family crests were used to signify familial or honorific bonds.
It is not always clear as to how a particular family acquired its coat of arms or family crest, but the identification of your ancestry and the use of your family crest coat of arms is both exciting and individualizing.
The coat of arms evolved as a necessary symbol for knights in medieval times, today the "coat of arms" and its companion the "family crest" serve as interesting and unique reference points to family name history.
HistoricalNames.com   (198 words)

  
 Chernivtsi County (Ukraine)
In 1994 the regional council of Chernivtsi confirmed a regional Coat of Arms.
The Coat of Arms is situated on a decorative or crossbow and is crowned with an argent mauerkrone with five embattlements."
The town was given a patent for the Coat of Arms - in a gules shield an open town stone gate crowned with seven embattlements.
www.fotw.net /flags/ua-cv.html   (1100 words)

  
 The Parliament of RM | The Constitution of the Republic of Moldova | Title I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
(1) The territory of the Republic of Moldova is inalienable.
(1) The Republic of Moldova pledges to respect the Charter of the United Nations and the treaties to which she is a party, to observe with her relations to other states the unanimously recognized principles and norms of international law.
The city of Chisinau is the capital of the Republic of Moldova.
xiv.parlament.md /en/legalfoundation/constitution/t1   (847 words)

  
 Moldova - The 1990 Elections
A second controversial motion, on establishing a Moldovan flag (three equal vertical stripes of bright blue, yellow, and red, like the Romanian flag, but with Moldova's coat of arms in the center), passed in the Supreme Soviet but was widely and conspicuously disregarded by its opponents.
In the culmination of this trend, delegates to the second congress of the Popular Front passed measures signaling a clear break with the CPM and took an openly nationalistic direction.
The Popular Front's new program called for the country to be renamed the Romanian Republic of Moldova, for its citizens to be called "Romanians," and for the Romanian language to be designated the language of the republic.
countrystudies.us /moldova/34.htm   (1525 words)

  
 Your arms
Not encroaching on their privilege, we offer to separate function of the arms as mark of a belonging to nobility from function of the arms as personal emblem.
If you share our point of view, nothing prevents you from getting the own arms, which can successfully be used as an ornament, ex-libris, emblem for the forms,  envelopes and other stationery belongings, and also for accommodation on any subjects, where this original figure will be pertinent.
The coat of arms assigned to you will be the first one they can find associated with your surname.
www.excurs.ru /gerb/Your_arms.htm   (322 words)

  
 The National Coat of Arms of Moldova
This is the official Coat of Arms of the Republic of Moldova.
It is identical to the Romanian Coat of Arms, but the shield features symbols specific to this country, whereas the Romanian one has symbols of all of the parts of Romania.
is the symbol of Moldova, according to the legend;
vitalie.tripod.com /crest.htm   (133 words)

  
 Moldova Flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moldova Flag features name, national flag colors and Coat of Arms of Moldova.
Coffee Mug with Moldova Coat of Arms and country name
Moldova Soccer - Football Bumper Sticker - Design 2
www.pennantshop.com /moldova.htm   (99 words)

  
 Etext Library - Center on Religion and Democracy
The right to initiate legislation belongs to members of Parliament, the President of the Republic of Moldova and the Government.
(1) In the event where the president of the Republic of Moldova commits grave offenses infringing upon constitutional provisions, he may be suspended from office by Parliament if a two-thirds of the members cast their vote in support of suspension.
Those judges who have passed the judicature entry test are appointed in their positions at first for a 5-year term, and subsequently for a 10-year term.
etext.lib.virginia.edu /etcbin/toccer-const?id=MOLCons.xml&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all   (10755 words)

  
 flagsonline.net Flag of the Republic of Moldova
Formerly part of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) as the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Republic of Moldova moved toward secession from the USSR in mid-1990 and adopted its current flag on the 3rd of November 1990.
Centrally placed on the yellow stripe is the coat of arms of Moldova.
Placed on the eagle’s chest is the red and blue horizontally divided shield of Moldova, containing various traditional emblems surrounding a stylised aurochs (European bison) head.
www.flagsonline.net /mol.htm   (177 words)

  
 Is it true that Australia is the only country where the animals on its coat-of-arms, the kangaroo and the emu, are ...
Canada's coat of arms have lions and a unicorn; two animals I haven't eaten.
The Mexican coat of arms depicts a large snake, although not sold at McDonalds snake is a somewhat common prepared meal.
That "turkey" on the Chilean coat of arms is a condor, gmack, and the other animal is a huemul, a type of deer.
www.funtrivia.com /ask.cfm?action=details&qnid=59515   (310 words)

  
 Moldova Gift Shop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
T-Shirt with Moldova Coat of Arms in the middle
Moldova Coat of Arms Bumper Sticker will be shipped when ordered.
Moldova Soccer Bumper Sticker D2 Size 3" x 5".
www.europeangiftshop.com /Moldova.html   (393 words)

  
 Moldova (Moldavia), coat of arms - Vector clipart (vector image)
Moldova (Moldavia), coat of arms - Vector clipart (vector image)
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CD with vector images of all national flags worldwide, also some vector coats of arms of states in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and America as well.
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 ODP: Reference:Flags:Regional:Moldova   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Flags of the World: Moldova - National and city flags and coat of arms.
Theodora.com: Flag of Moldova - Images in several sizes.
World Flag Database: Moldova - National flag and arms detail, as well as country details.
beta.thesoftwarestudio.com /Reference,Flags,Regional,Moldova.html   (76 words)

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