National and historical symbols of Hungary

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Tiszadob

(Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County)

Renaissance shield erect and tiercy, its base is curved to a point, its corners are truncated. Its three parts are gules, argent and azure. In sinister chief gules three ears of corn argent are borne. This charge can be explained by the fact that within the broader field of agriculture the growing of corn is the most dominant occupation in the settlement. In dexter chief argent the charge of a melon is borne. The melons grown in Szabolcs are widely known for their high quality and this is why the fruit appears as charge in several coats-of-arms of the county’s villages. Tiszadob was the only settlement, which featured a cantaloup in its coat-of-arms. But consumers’ tastes have changed since then and this is why the cantaloup was changed into a melon in Tiszadob’s coat-of-arms as well. In base azure a fish naiant and argent is borne, and it is swimming toward the sinister. Fishing has always been a main, or a part-time occupation for the inhabitants of the settlement and this fact can be explained by the proximity of the Tisza as well as of its backwaters.

Tiszadob’s coat-of-arms is one of the so-called canting arms. The main tinctures of it recall the Hungarian national colours. The emblems and charges have partly been taken from the settlement’s old seal, but partly they have been chosen anew. Regardless of this they all refer to the chief occupation of the inhabitants of the settlement. The motives are all original and they go back to the charges one can find in the historical seals of Tiszadob.