The coat of arms of the Komi Republic (; '; ; '; SHRRF #153), designed by A. Neverov, was instituted by Law No. XII-20/1 on June 6, 1994, and reflects the mythic beliefs of the Komi peoples. The blazon has a field gules, featuring a bird of prey or with the face below corresponding with the goddess Zarni An, and six unhorned elk heads. On December 17, 1997, the Republican State Council passed the law, which changed the official coat of arms definition in order to agree with the rules of heraldry.
A bird of prey in the traditional interpretation embodies the sun, authority, and the upper world, while elk is associated with power, generosity, and beauty. The combination of gules symbolizes the sun, maternity, and birth in the Komi folklore.
The first emblem of the Komi ASSR was described in the first Constitution of the Komi ASSR, which was adopted by the Central Executive Committee of the Komi ASSR on 26 May 1937, at the 11th Extraordinary Congress of Soviets of the Komi ASSR. The emblem is described in Article 116 of the constitution :
The name of the republic is the same in both Russian and Komi, so there are only one inscription of the name of the ASSR in the emblem.
On 1938, the writing system of the Komi language was changed. The Komi inscriptions on the emblem, which previously used Latin Molodtsov alphabet, was changed into Cyrillic letters.
On May 23, 1978, the Extraordinary 8th Session of the Supreme Council of the 9th convocation of the Komi ASSR approved the new Constitution of the Komi ASSR. The emblem is now described in the Article 158 of the constitution :
There was minor changes on the emblem. A star was supplemented at the top of the emblem. The motto in the Komi language changed from "áâÃÂàáâàÃÂÃÂÃÂïááàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂàÃÂÃÂïá, OâãÃÂâçÃÂÃÂ!" became "áâÃÂàÃÂãÃÂëÃÂáàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂàÃÂÃÂïá, OâãÃÂâçÃÂÃÂ!".
The regulations on the emblem were approved by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Komi ASSR on September 15, 1981.