Per pale by vert and gules. Axes in saltire or; between them are four cones of hop argent. The board is framed by a wreath from branches of an oak vert, wheaten cones or and three clusters of the viburnum gules, intertwined by the blue-yellow tape, and crowned by territorial crown or.
Vert personifies natural resources, gules underlines a region accessory to the Kyiv and Volyn' (in ancient times) which arms had a gules field.
According to the legends, the word "Berdychiv" is connected with the weapon. Wide long axe ("berdysh") has an edge in the form of a half moon on a long stick. Two such axes in a board display history of settling and defence against aggressors, and also specify the regional centre in which arms is axe. Hop cones personify diligence of inhabitants.
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V.Napytkin.
Україна: герби та прапори / авт. проекту та упор. : В.Г. Кисляк, О.А. Нескоромний. – К. : Парламентське вид-во. 2010. – 456 с. : ілюст. – укр., рос., анг.
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