Moldova

Moldova
Adopted	November 6, 1990
Proportions	1:2
Adopted	March 28, 1991
Proportions	2:3

The national flag of Moldova is a vertical tricolor of blue, yellow, and red, with the coat of arms of Moldova on the yellow bar. The colours of the flag are almost identical to that of Romania, showing the two countries shared history. The difference between the two is the coat of arms on the Moldova flag. While Romania and Moldova were the same country they adopted the flag with the red-yellow-blue stripes in 1848.

Symbolism

The three colours represent the three provinces of Romania. In fact, the flag was inspired by the flag of Romania, reflecting the two countries' national and cultural affinity. The coat of arms consists of;

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  The flag of Romania.

  An eagle holding an Orthodox Christian cross, represents the Orthodox Christian minority.
• The left leg holding an olive branch, representing peace.
• An aurochs' head, flanked by a rose in dexter and a crescent in sinister and having a star between its horns, traditional symbols of Moldova.

Variants

Flag of the President (1:1)

Flag of President of Parliament (1:1)

Flag of the Prime Minister (1:1)

Department of Civil Defense and Exceptional Situations (2:3)

Customs flag (2:3)

Customs ensign (1:2)

Border Guard

Information and Security Service (2:3)

Principal State Inspectorate for Technical Supervising of Dangerous Industrial Objects (1:2)

History

State flag of the Moldavian Democratic Republic

Banner of the Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917-1918)

Flag of the Moldavian ASSR (1925–1932)

Flag of the Moldavian ASSR (1938–1938)

Flag of the Moldavian ASSR (1938–1940)

Flag of the Moldavian SSR (1940–1952)

State flag of Moldavian SSR (1952-1990), used by Transnistria with different green shade (1991-present)

Flag of the Moldavian SSR (1990)

Unofficial flag of the Moldavian SSR (1990, early prototype)

Flag of Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova (1990–1991)