The emblem of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , or Artsakh Republic is a de facto independent republic located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia...

consists of an eagle

Eagle (heraldry)

The eagle is used in heraldry as a charge, as a supporter, and as a crest. Parts of the eagle's body such as its head, wings or leg are also used as a charge or crest....

 wearing an ornamented crown. On the chest of the eagle is a shield with a panorama of a mountain range under a vertically set flag of Nagorno-Karabakh

Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh

The flag of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, a de facto independent republic located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan located in South Caucasus, is derived from the flag of Armenia, with only a white pattern added. The flag was adopted on June 2, 1992...

. Over this are the two stone heads of "Granny and Gramps" (Տատիկ և Պապիկ, Tatik yev Papik) from the We Are Our Mountains

We Are Our Mountains

"We Are Our Mountains" is a large Armenian monument north of Stepanakert, the capital city of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.The sculpture, completed in 1967 by Sargis Baghdasaryan, is widely regarded as a symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh...

 monument in Stepanakert

Stepanakert

Stepanakert is the largest city and capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, a de facto independent republic, though is internationally recognized as a part of Azerbaijan...

, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh. The eagle's feet clutch various agricultural products including wheat

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

 and grapes. The outer rim is made up of a golden circular ribbon bearing inscription "Lernayin Gharabaghi Artsakh Hanrapetoutioun" (or "Artsakh Republic of Mountainous Karabakh") in Eastern Armenian

Eastern Armenian language

Eastern Armenian is one of the two standardized forms of modern Armenian , the other being Western Armenian. The two standards form pluricentric language....

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This description is due to Željko Heimer of the Flags of the World

Flags of the World

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website (May 1998), referring to the political magazine Globus.