Heraldry Council of the President of Belarus approved Methodical Recommendations for the Creation of Official Heraldic Symbols

The Heraldry Council under the President of the Republic of Belarus approved the Methodical Recommendations for the Creation of Official Heraldic Symbols. The Recommendations have been developed in accordance with the Republic of Belarus Law of 26 May 2012 “On official heraldic symbols” and the Presidential Decree of 7 August 2002 No 441 “On establishing the Heraldry Council under the President of Belarus”. The guidelines define the status and types of official heraldic symbols, principles and rules of their creation, and requirements to the heraldic symbols of the special funds of the President of Belarus, government agencies and their structural subdivisions, branches and units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, other governmental institutions, national public associations, political parties, trade unions, other social unions and leagues.

The official heraldic symbols in these Recommendations mean emblems, flags, banners, standards, breast badges and identification signs for government institutions and other organizations. The heraldic symbols are designed for the purpose of providing heraldic support to government institutions and other organizations, for their visual separation from each other.