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by Antonio Martins, 12 September 1999
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from the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry :
"On 7 August 1996 the session of City Council approved the
gonfalon: a rectangular canvas with a ratio of the parties 2:3.
The gonfalon consists of three vertical equal stripes - crimson,
green and dark blue - with the white chemical symbol of salt in
the centre. "
Phil Nelson, 7 July 1999
from the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry :
"The Coat of Arms of the Russian period was confirmed on 29
July 1811. In a per fess with vert and sable shield is the
picture of a chemical sign of salt - the reason for the
foundation of the town. On 27 March 1996, town council session
confirmed the Coat of Arms of 1811 as an official symbol."
Phil Nelson , 7 July 1999
from the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry :
"City in Doneck (Donets'k) Oblast. It is mentioned as a
Cossacks lodge Bakhmuts'ka in 1571. Since 1712 it is known under
the name of Bakhmut. The same year the extraction of salt began
in its neighborhood."
Phil Nelson , 7 July 1999
In 'Ukraine, A Historical Atlas' by P. R. Magocsi (1987):
Bakhmut was the center of 'Slavic Serbia', where Serbian and
other Balkan immigrants were settled (probably to work the
salt mines) c. 1750.
Jarig Bakker , 12 July 1999