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Сornflower is a symbol of modesty and tenderness. [5] Chestnut is a symbol of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. [6] Snowball tree is a symbol of life, blood, fire. Poppy symbolizes beauty and youth. Willow is a symbol of kin, world tree. [citation needed] Grape is a symbol of beauty of new family, well-being, fertility. [7]
In 1969, [2] a coat of arms was introduced with chestnut leaves [2] and a bow on the red-azure field, containing the word КИЇВ (KYIV), and such Soviet symbols as the hammer and sickle and the Hero City medal. Since 1973 the horse-chestnut leaves became one of the symbols of the city.
Type Symbol Image Notes Flag: Flag of Ukraine [1]: National Flag of Ukraine: Official Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Ukraine [2]: Emblem of Ukraine: Official. The lone emblem featured on it is the tryzub (meaning "trident"), a state sigil of the Kyivan Rus from the 10th century A.D., [3] believed to originally represent the Holy Trinity, possibly adapted from symbolism of a falcon.
The horse chestnut tree is one of the symbols of Kyiv. [120] It was heavily present on the city's coat of arms used from 1969 to 1995. [120] Economy
KYIV (Reuters) -Crowds flocked to one of Kyiv's most beloved squares on Wednesday to see the Ukraine's main Christmas tree lit up to mark Saint Nicholas Day according to a new calendar celebrating ...
The horse chestnut was not native to Britain and was only introduced from Europe in 1650 (on the estates of both Dawyck House and Stobo Castle). [19] The leaf of Aesculus was the official symbol of Kyiv on its coat of arms used from 1969 to 1995. [20] It remains an official symbol of Kyiv to this day. [20]
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Aesculus hippocastanum, the horse chestnut, [1] [2] [3] is a species of flowering plant in the maple, soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is a large, deciduous, synoecious (hermaphroditic-flowered) tree. [4] It is also called horse-chestnut, [5] European horsechestnut, [6] buckeye, [7] and conker tree. [8]