Flag of Murmansk Oblast

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Flag of the Murmansk Oblast
Flag of Murmansk Oblast.svg
Proportion2:3
AdoptedJuly 1, 2004
Design2 unequal strips of blue on top and red on bottom, with an aurora in the middle of blue strip
Designed byP. Abarin [1]

The Flag of the Murmansk Oblast of Russia consists of two horizontal bands of blue and red, the blue being four times wider than the red. Within the blue is a stylized yellow aurora, which takes up two fifths of the width of the flag. [1] The aurora represents the fact that the Murmansk Oblast is north of the Arctic Circle. The blue represents beauty and greatness, and the red represents courage and strength. [2] The flag is the winner of a design contest [1] which was officially adopted on July 1, 2004. [3]

Other flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Severomorsk, Murmansk.png ?–PresentFlag of Severomorsk
Flag of Zaozersk (Murmansk oblast).png 1998–PresentFlag of Zaozyorsk
Flag of Zaozyorsk (1998).png ?–1998
Flag of Vidyaevo (Murmansk oblast).svg ?–PresentFlag of Vidyayevo
Flag of Apatity (Murmansk oblast).png ?–PresentFlag of Apatity
Flag of Monchegorsk (Murmansk oblast).png ?–PresentFlag of Monchegorsk
Flag of Olenegorsk.png ?–PresentFlag of Olenegorsk
Flag of Kovdorsky rayon (Murmansk oblast).svg ?–PresentFlag of Kovdorsky District
Flag of Kandalakshsky rayon (Murmansk oblast).svg ?–PresentFlag of Kandalakshsky District
Flag of Pechengsky district.png ?–PresentFlag of Pechengsky District
Flag of Tersky rayon (Murmansk oblast).png ?–PresentFlag of Tersky District

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  2. "Символика". 2004-05-29. Archived from the original on 2004-05-29. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  3. About the coat of arms and the flag of the Murmansk region.