Image 1 (left):
The coat of arms of Kremenchuk on the seal of 1654
“P – W – G – K” – “Seal of the Kremenchuk City Government”.
The signet resembles an oranta from embroidered shirts, the arrow with a crossbar is too popular a symbol to be interpreted unambiguously.
Image 2 (middle):
The coat of arms of Kremenchuk on the seal of 1685
“P – G – K – U” – “Seal of the Kremenchuk City Government”.
The heart is a symbol of the Heart of the Lord (a very popular motif of Cossack symbolism of the second half of the 17th century).
Image 3 (right):
The coat of arms of Kremenchuk on the seal of 1761
“P – S – K” – “Seal of the Kremenchuk Hundred”.
Symbolism – a boat sailing past coastal cliffs – a naturalistic (almost photographic) image of the Kremenchuk landscape.
