| Not to be confused with Altai Krai. |
The flag of the Altai Republic, in the Russian Federation, is a four stripe bicolour of light blue and white. The width of the stripes, from top to bottom, are 67+4+4+25. The flag was adopted on July 2, 1992, with the proportions of 1:2. The proportions were changed to 2:3 on June 29, 1994, 1:2 on April 24, 2003 and back to 2:3 on March 22, 2016.
Symbolism[]
The blue symbolizes cleanliness, mountains, rivers, lakes, and heaven. White — eternity, tendency to revival, love and consent of peoples in the republic.
References[]
- Flags of the World
- Wikipedia
- Vexillographia.ru / Altaj G.
- Republic of Altay, official Internet portal / State flag of the Republic of Altay
