Messrs Belashchenko of the City of Moscow. Adopted April 24, 2013.

Composed by Sophia Belashchenko and Michael Shelkovenko (with some help of Michael Medvedev and me).

Painted by M. Shelkovenko.

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Beautiful as always!  That crest is so unusual.  What is it exactly?  Is that winged chicken feet?  Or wings with feet?

These are parrot’s winged feet. Though - yes - they look like chicken’s or eagle’s or anything else:)

Pretty unique on all counts.  Little much going on for my taste, but still interesting.

Brilliant composition!

I think the artwork by M. Shelkovenko is superb and I am fond of that style of helm and the crest is fairly unique. The only thing I am not keen on is the man on horseback in the shield but that is only my opinion.

John wrote, "...The only thing I am not keen on is the man on horseback in the shield but that is only my opinion."

Unclear to me if John’s concern is the general notion of a man on horseback (too busy?), or something about this particular artistic rendition of same—though "superb" would suggest it’s not the artwork!.

IIRC (always a chancy thing!) a horse & rider appear in at least one Irish family’s arms, and one of the ancient Baltic principalities (Lithuania?), so the notion has some heraldic precedent.  And IMO the artwork is excellent, though of course de gustuibus & all that.

The pouring of the wine is AFAIK unique, as well as quite a feat from a moving horse!

No Michael the artwork is grand…..just not keen on the horse in the arms, not my taste and is a bit busy.