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Ethan Dubrow, 17 August 2024Oboyan's flag is gold, and contains a black ferret in the center facing to
the left. The flag was officially adopted on November 19th, 2020 and is heavily
based on the coat of arms. Dimensions of the flag are 2:3.
Ethan Dubrow, 17 August 2024
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The current coat of arms is relatively new, having been officially adopted on
November 19th, 2020, the same day as the current flag. It is a golden shield
with the black ferret in the middle because they are apparently everywhere here.
A crown sits atop the shield to represent Oboyan's status as the 'capital' of
Oboyansky District. Red seams within the crown represent Oboyan's historical
status as the center of Oboyan Province from 1712 to 1719. The crown is
technically optional, and variants with and without the crown are equally
acceptable. Gold was chosen as the background color to represent wealth and
sunlight, and black was chosen as the ferret's color to represent prudence,
wisdom, modesty, and the 'eternity of existence'.
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The historical coat of arms dates back to 1780 and is divided into two parts. The upper part is greyish-blue with a descending blue bar that has three birds. The lower part is a ferret on a gold background.
Sources:
https://geraldika.ru/s/42806
https://geraldika.ru/s/4871
Ethan Dubrow, 17 August 2024
The chief displays the arms of the Kursk Governorate, now used by the Kursk
Oblast; its field, as stated in the message about the arms of Sudzha, is
actually silver ("argent"), depicted as the light grey, the bluish shade being
the result of the aging of the original image. The birds upon the blue bend
should also be silver, although the depiction looks more like the proper color.
Additional source:
http://heraldicum.ru/russia/subjects/towns/oboan.htm
Tomislav
Todorovic, 19 August 2024