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Official Russian Empire coat of arms Don Oblast.

Герб Российской Империи Области Войска Донского в Гербовнике Бенке. Утверждён Императором Всероссийским Александром Вторым в 1878 году.
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"Гербы губерний и областей Российской Империи".

Отпечатано по распоряжению министра внутренних дел. Санкт-Петербург: Картографическое заведение А.А. Ильина и типография Министерства путей сообщения А. Бенке, 1880.
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