Coat of arms and flag of Sumy Oblast

Coat of arms of Sumy Oblast
Adopted12 July 2000 (2000-07-12)
ShieldGolden helmet, golden ear of wheat, golden cross
Other elements
Golden border
DesignerY. M. Shelkovnikov
Sumy Oblast
UseCivil and state flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion2:3
Adopted12 July 2000
DesignA light blue field charged in the center with the coat of arms of Sumy Oblast
Designed byY. M. Shelkovnikov

The coat of arms and flag of Sumy Oblast are official symbols of Sumy Oblast, an oblast (region) of Ukraine. They were both adopted on 12 July 2000 by the decision of the Sumy Oblast Council. Y. M. Shelkovnikov is credited as the designer of both symbols.[1][2]

The coat of arms is a golden-bordered, light blue escutcheon (shield) charged with a golden helmet, a golden ear of wheat, and a golden cross (the cross of Okhtyrka). As Sumy Oblast was formed from territory taken from three other oblasts, the three charges represent those constituent parts. The helmet represents Chernihiv Oblast, the ear of wheat represents Kharkiv Oblast, and the cross represents Poltava Oblast. The helmet also pays homage to the Kievan Rus'. The ear of wheat is shaped like the Cyrillic letter "С", the first letter of the oblast's Ukrainian name, and has 25 grains representing the oblast's initial 25 raions (districts). The cross symbolises the people's commitment to Eastern Orthodoxy.[1][2]

The flag of Sumy Oblast is a light blue field (the same shade as the coat of arm's escutcheon) with the coat of arms charged in the center. The width-to-length ratio of the flag is 2:3, and the ratio of the coat of arms' height to the flag's width (or height) is also 2:3.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Символіка Сумської області [Symbols of Sumy Oblast] (in Ukrainian). 16 February 2015 [11 March 2011]. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 Grechylo, Andriy (2004). Сучасні символи областей України [Modern symbols of the oblasts of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Heraldry Society. Retrieved 13 July 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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