Proportion | 2:3 |
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Adopted | 15 May 1997 |
Design | A white Nordic Cross on a golden background with the coat of arms. |
Designed by | V. Solovyov, T. Solovyov and I. Postnikov |
The flag of Stavropol Krai of Russia is a Nordic Cross charged with the krai's coat of arms in its centre. The cross itself is white set on a golden background. In one version, the coat of arms is depicted entirely in gold, in correspondence to the flag's background. In another version, it is in its full array of colours.
The flag was officially adopted by the State Council of Stavropol on 15 May 1997. The proportions are 2:3 according to the second article of the law on the krai's flag.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2014–present | Flag of Stavropol city | ||
1993–2014 | |||
?–1993 | |||
?–present | Flag of Budyonnovsk | ||
1998–present | Flag of Georgiyevsk | ||
?–1998 | |||
?–present | Flag of Kislovodsk | ||
?–present | Flag of Lermontov | ||
?–present | Flag of Nevinnomyssk | ||
?–present | Flag of Pyatigorsk | ||
2004–present | Flag of Yessentuki | ||
2002–2004 | |||
?–2002 | |||
?–present | Flag of Zheleznovodsk | ||
?–present | Flag of Alexandrovsky District | ||
2004–present | Flag of Andropovsky District | ||
?–2004 | |||
?–present | Flag of Apanasenkovsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Arzgirsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Blagodarnensky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Budyonnovsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Georgiyevsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Grachyovsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Ipatovsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Izobilnensky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Kirovsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Kochubeyevsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Krasnogvardeysky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Kursky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Levokumsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Mineralovodsky District | ||
2004–present | Flag of Neftekumsky District | ||
?–2004 | |||
?–present | Flag of Novoalexandrovsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Novoselitsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Petrovsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Predgorny District | ||
?–present | Flag of Shpakovsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Sovetsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Stepnovsky District | ||
?–present | Flag of Trunovsky District | ||
2013–present | Flag of Turkmensky District | ||
2013–2013 | |||
?–2013 |
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