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Heraldry site:
"On the 28th of November 2000, town council session by
decision has confirmed a gonfalon: in a square blue panel on the
interception of 1/3 conditional vertical and horizontal parties
is the yellow Cossack-rider with a sabre, raised in a right hand.
The figure of the Cossack lacerates two white engrailed
horizontal bands. Above rider and in the lower part of gonfalon
are seven eight-radial stars, middle of them is yellow, the
others are white."
Dov Gutterman, 18 November 2001
From Ukrainian
Heraldry site:
"On the 28th of November 2000 town council session by
decision has confirmed a modern emblem: in an azure field is or
Cossack-rider on an or horse with a sabre in a right hand raised
above a head. Rider rushes in the dextral party above two argent
engrailed bands. Above rider and lower than horizontal bands are
or eight-radial aster. Near it are three argent stars in each
side. Each following is smaller size from precursor. A shield
enframed by an argent cartouche and crowned by argent urban crown
with three prongs. In mid-range is asymmetric map of parchment
with the wrapped up edges, where till a left-hand side from the
spectator is mace, and till the dextral party is bunchuk. In the
cartouche bottom is anchor. The colour of the shield symbolizes
an accuracy, fairness, faultlessness, celestial dawn, water
alones and stay in an atmosphere of Jove. Or means force. The
author is V.Zhyvoglyad. "
Dov Gutterman, 18 November 2001
From Ukrainian
Heraldry site:
"The Nicopol' city is known still XVII century. On this
territiry existed Mykytyns'ka Zaporoz'ka Sich - one of seven. In
1780, after destruction Zaporoz'ka Sich by the Russian empire, it
was renamed into city Nicopol'."
Dov Gutterman, 18 November 2001