The flag of Mordovia, in the Russian Federation, 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 divide into four parts, symbolizing the four Mordvin tribes. Its proportions are 1:2:1.
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
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| Adopted | 20 May 2008 |
| Design | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with an eight-pointed red cross. |
| Designed by | Andrey Alyoshkin |
.png) Flag of Mordovia (1990-1995) | |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 1990 |
| Design | A variant of the Russian SFSR flag with "Mordovian SSR" written in the Russian, Erzyan, and Mokshan languages respectively. |
The flag was adopted on 20 May 2008. The proportions are 2:3.
Historical flags
| Flag | Years of use | Ratio | Government | Notes |
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1883-1913 | 2:3 | Krasnoslobodsky Uyezd | |
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1914-1917 | 2:3 | Mordovian Governorate | |
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1918-1934 | 1:2 | Mordovian Autonomous Oblast | |
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1934–1937 | 1:2 | Mordovian ASSR | |
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1937–1954 | 1:2 | Mordovian ASSR | |
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1954–1990 | 1:2 | Mordovian ASSR | |
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1990–1995 | 1:2 | Mordovian SSR (1990–1991) | |
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1995–2008 | 1:2 | Mordovia | |
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2008–Present | 2:3 | Mordovia |
Other
| Flag | Years of use | Ratio | Description | Notes |
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Unknown | 2:3 | Alternative Mordovian flag with an elongated solar symbol. | |
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1:2 | Ethnic flag of the Erzya people. | ||
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1:2 | Ethnic flag of the Moksha people. |
See also
External links
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