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"It was confirmed in March, 12th, 1999 by the decision #5/22
of city council session. Square panel consists of three vertical
strips - blue, yellow and blue (a parity of their width is equal
to 2:1:2), in the middle is red escutcheon (in height of 1/2 of
the flag) with white Uspens'kyi cathedral. Uspens'kyi cathedral
is an instruction of XII century architecture."
"Volodymyr-Volyns'kiy is mentioned in chronicles of
988. It got its name from the name the founder - prince Volodymyr
Sviatoslavovych. The town was the center of Volynsky principality
and since 1199 it was the center of Galyts'ko-Volyns'ke
principality. From documents of 1324 we know about Volodymyr's
seal with a picture of a rider - St.Yuri piercing a dragon with a
spear. The Magdeburg Right was given in the XIV century. In 1840
it was worked out a new project of the emblem of the town: in
chief of per fess shield there is a picture of the emblem of the
province town Novohrad-Volyns'kyi. In the lower part a rider
piercing a dragon with a spear. It was not confirmed."
Dov Gutterman, 13 March 2006
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image from Ukrainian
Heraldry site
From Ukrainian
Heraldry site:
"It was confirmed in March, 12th, 1999 by the decision #5/22
of city council session. Gules; argent Saint Yuri on an argent
horse, in argent clothes, around of a head is or nimbus, in the
left hand he holds a gules shield with an argent cross, in the
right hand he holds argent spear and punches the argent snake
with gules eyes. The shield enframed by or cartouche and crowned
by argent urban crown with three prongs. The author is A.Kostjuk.
Saint Yuri was used on city stamps since 1324 and it is the most
ancient known Ukrainian city arms.
A.Grechylo, "Coats-of-arms and Flags of Towns and Villages
in Ukraine", Pt.1."
Dov Gutterman, 13 March 2006