Flag of Mordovia

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Mordovia
Flag of Mordovia.svg
Proportion2:3
Adopted20 May 2008
DesignA horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with an eight-pointed red cross.
Designed byAndrey Alyoshkin
Flag of Mordovia (1991-1995).svg
Flag of Mordovia (1990–1995)
Proportion1:2
Adopted7 December 1990
DesignA variant of the Russian SFSR flag with "Mordovian SSR" written in the Russian, Erzyan, and Mokshan languages respectively.

The flag of the Republic of Mordovia in Russia [a] is a horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue. It is charged with a brown-red sun emblem in the center of the white strip. The emblem is divided into four parts, symbolizing the four Mordvin tribes. Its proportions are 1:2:1.

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The flag was adopted on 20 May 2008. The proportions are 2:3.

Historical flags

FlagYears of useRatioGovernmentNotes
Flag of Russia.svg 1883-19132:3 Krasnoslobodsky Uyezd
Flag of Russia (1914-1917, uncolored).svg 1914-19172:3 Mordovian Governorate
Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1918-1925).svg 1918-19341:2 Mordovian Autonomous Oblast
Flag of Mordovian ASSR (1934-1937) (Variant 2).svg 1934–19371:2 Mordovian ASSR
Flag of the Mordovian ASSR (1937-1954).svg 1937–19541:2 Mordovian ASSR
Flag of Mordovian ASSR.svg 1954–19901:2 Mordovian ASSR
Flag of Mordovia (1991-1995).svg 1990–19951:2 Mordovian SSR (1990–1993)
Mordovia (1993–1995)
Flag of Mordovia (1995-2008).svg 1995–20081:2 Mordovia
Flag of Mordovia.svg 2008–Present2:3 Mordovia

Other

FlagYears of useRatioDescriptionNotes
Flag of Mordovia alternative.svg Unknown2:3Alternative Mordovian flag with an elongated solar symbol.
Erzya Flag.svg 1:2Ethnic flag of the Erzya people.
Flag of the Moksha people.svg 1:2Ethnic flag of the Moksha people.

Notes

  1. Russian: Флаг Республики Мордовия; Moksha: Мордовия Республикань флагсь; Erzya: Мордовия Республикань флаг

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