The 19th Heraldry Symposium will take place in Chisinau (Republic of Moldova), being organized by “Paul Gore” Society of Genealogy, Heraldry and Archives, in collaboration with the National Commission of Heraldry under the President of the Republic of Moldova, the National Museum of History of Moldova and the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History.
The symposium will take place on Friday, 25 July 2025, in the Conference Hall of the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History in Chisinau, having the following heraldic lectures:
· Drăgan-George BASARABĂ (National Commission of Heraldry, Genealogy and Sigilography of the Romanian Academy, Timișoara, Romania) – “Capul de bour al Moldovei în blazonul unei familii nobiliare secuieşti: Kovács de Bancfalău” ( = The aurochs head of Moldavia in the coat of arms of a noble family of the Szekler nobility: Kovács of Bancfalău);
· Dr. Ana BOLDUREANU (National Museum of the History of Moldova) – “O brăţară medievală de argint din secolele XI-XIII din colecţia Muzeului Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei” (= A medieval silver bracelet from the 11th-13th centuries from the collection of the National Museum of the History of Moldova);
· Dr. Adrian DOLGHI (National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History) – “Impactul simbolurilor sovietice asupra vieţii cotidiene în RSS Moldovenească în anii 1944-1961” (= The Impact of Soviet Symbols on Everyday Life in the Moldovan SSR in 1944-1961);
· Dr. Nicolae DUDNICENCO (National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History) – “Simbolurile arborilor fructiferi în cultura universală şi în cultura românească” (= Symbols of fruit trees in universal culture and Romanian culture);
· Dr. hab. Andriy GRECHYLO, AIH (Institute of Ukrainian Archaeology and Sursology “M. S. Hrușevskii” of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv Section, Ukraine) – “Simbolurile heraldice ale oraşului şi raionului Chelmenţi, regiunea Cernăuţi (= Heraldic symbols of the city and district of Chelmenți, Chernivtsi region);
· Dr. Lucian-Valeriu LEFTER (Vaslui County Cultural Center, Romania) – “Realităţi economice în heraldica aromânească” (= Economic realities in Aromanian heraldry);
· Veronica MELINTE (Military Museum of the Agency for Military Science and Memory, Chișinău) – “Mărci şi însemne heraldice pe armele albe din colecţia Muzeului Militar (= Marks and heraldic insignia on the white arms in the collection of the Military Museum);
· Ana MOLCOSEAN (Institute of History, Chisinau) – “Însemne electorale utilizate de partidele politice din județul Bălţi în 1922” (= Electoral emblems used by political parties in Balti County in 1922);
· Dr. SZEKERES Attila István, AIH (Transylvanian Association of Heraldry and Vexillology, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania) – “La o aniversare. 10 ani de activitate a Asociației de Heraldică şi Vexilologie din Transilvania” (= On an anniversary. 10 years of activity of the Transylvanian Association of Heraldry and Vexillology);
· Dr. Silviu TABAC, aih (Office of the President of the Republic of Moldova) – “Distincţiile lui Paul Gore” (= Paul Gore’s decorations);
· Dr. Tudor-Radu TIRON, AIH (National Commission of Heraldry, Genealogy and Sigilography of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest) – “Din trecutul faleristicii şi al heraldicii interbelice româneşti: recompensarea activităţii Comisiei Consultative Heraldice” (= From the past of Romanian interwar heraldry and heraldry: rewarding the work of the Heraldic Advisory Commission);
· Dr. hab. Lilia ZABOLOTNAIA (National Museum of the History of Moldova) – “Semnături şi amprente sigilare din scrisori autentice ale descendentelor unor familii domneşti din Moldova (secolele XVII-XVIII)” (= Signatures and seal impressions from authentic letters of the descendants of some ruling families from Moldova, 17th-18th centuries).