The finial of the Russian National Banner , piece of art was made in 1896 by the famous Faberg jewellers modeled on the coat of arms.
Silver horseman is in red escutcheon.
Author of drawing Evgeny Ukhnalyov from St. The horseman is not St. George. Russia is not a christian-only country, there are many muslims, buddhists and other. The comission to design the arms was created on 16 November 1993, the comission was led by R. Pikhoya, state archivist of Russia. The current Russian coat of arms differs from the imperial one.