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Rider or horseman is an important symbol in heraldry especially in Eastern Europe. It firstly appeared in the 13th century on the old Russian stamps,〔Янин В. Л. Актовые печати Древней Руси — М., 1970.〕 coins and seals as a symbolic representation of the ruling knyaz. Since the second half of the 15th century the rider striking a dragon with spear became the coat of arms of Russia especially Moscow along with the double-headed eagle. In the 16th century the shield with the rider were placed on the eagle's chest. Another type of a rider were Lithunian Pahonia/Vytis which appeared nearly at the same time as the Russian one. But main differences are the absence of a dragon, a sword instead of a spear and the direction of the rider (to the right). File:Ездец Мстислава Мстиславовича.jpg|A 13th-century old Russian cachet (stamp) with a rider File:Coat of Arms of Moscow.svg|Coat of arms of Moscow File:Vytis COA Lithuania.Codex Bergshammar.png|Coat of arms of Lithuania from a 15th-century book File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Russia_1577.png|Coat of arms of Russia in 1577 == See also == * Coat of arms of Moscow * Coat of arms of Russia * Coat of arms of Lithuania * Saint George * Pahonia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rider (heraldry)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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