Stamps village chiefs

Igor Fed - Candidate of Historical Sciences, старший науковий співробітник

Чернігівського історичного музею імені В.В. Tarnovsky

Stamps village chiefs Chernigov province

the second half of the nineteenth century

Headman known from Kievan Rus. It was the lowest level representatives of princely administration, that, здебільшого, Prince appointed from slaves. In Tsarist Russia - the head of the rural communities in the settlements of the state peasants, а з 1861 Dr.. - in the villages of former serfs. Elected village assembly for three years. In Ukraine, the elder named yet to come.

Warden performing administrative functions, why having the seal, images and the use of which has been regulated by the current legislation. These stamps belonging to the category of text. The inscriptions were mentioned name, position, territorial affiliation. Produced them with bronze or another metal. For convenience attached to the seals, usually wooden, pen, which planted a special pin, that was placed on the back of the working part. Forms printing - round or rectangular with cut corners. They are most appropriate for posting lengthy inscription, which, проте, still had to cut. Character carving letters indicates, that mark was made special mastic or ink¹. Comparison seals seals chiefs relevant voit Cossack Ukraine indicates, that the first part of inherited property earlier sfrahistychni. This includes forms, reduction inscriptions².

Note the seal number 3. It is made from coins. Maybe, it - probe, the model of which was subsequently made a complete stamp. Iconography letters, Errors indicate, that carved seal lover. Remains of ink and mastics indicate, it was in use. It is interesting, observe that such a practice in earlier times. An example seal Mutynskoho monastery, made of fake Thaler³.

The following is a description of matrix seals, stored in Chernihiv Historical Museum named VV. Tarnovsky (Things of) Collector and collection of Chernigov O. Emtsa.

1. old seal with. Halahanivka (now Semenov district, Chernihiv region).

bronze, round, diameter 30 мм, thickness 10 мм, height wooden handle 65 мм. Image: PRINT / SELSKAGO / old age / C. GALAGANOVKI / KOSTOBOBROVS. Hiv / NOVGORODShV / UhZ.

Belongs O.M.Yemtsyu.

2. Printing of the second headman Osnyakivskoho rural communities (Large Osnyaky now Ripky district, Chernihiv region).

bronze, восьмикутна, 25 х 29 х 7 мм. Image: PRINTING /2 Old age / OSNYAKSKAGO / SELSKAGO / Society. Handle lost.

Belongs O.M.Yemtsyu.

3. old seal with. Halyavin (now the Chernihiv region Chernihiv region).

Copper, round, diameter 29 мм. The image on the back of the coin 3 cop. 1870 р.: PRINT / ShL Alfred Sarant. /ShLO HOLYAV / HOLYAVIN. In. /CHERNIGIV. /UhZDA.

Belongs standing:. - Inv. № 264-N.

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¹ Fed I., At Yemets. Metal matrix seals, stamps and stamps II-XX centuries // Treasury ukrayinskoyikultury: Collection. наук. papers. – Вип. 11. – Чернігів, 2009. - WITH. 95.

² Fed and. Seals city officials XVII-XVIII centuries. //Sign. – 1999. – № 19. - WITH. 2–3.

³ Fed and. Printing Mutynskoho monastery 1719 Dr.. //Chernihiv antiquities: Science. Coll. the materials of the VIII International Conference "Christian antiquities Kievan Rus". – Чернігів, 2009. – Вип. II. - WITH. 357–358.

"Treasury Ukrainian culture". - Issue 14. - with. 81.