Flag of Mordovia

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Mordovia
Proportion2:3
Adopted20 May 2008
DesignA horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with an eight-pointed red cross.
Designed byAndrey Alyoshkin
Flag of Mordovia (1990-1995)
Proportion1:2
Adopted1990
DesignA variant of the Russian SFSR flag with "Mordovian SSR" written in the Russian, Erzyan, and Mokshan languages respectively.

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.

The flag was adopted on 20 May 2008. The proportions are 2:3.

Historical flags[edit]

Flag Years of use Ratio Government Notes
1934–1937 1:2 Mordovian ASSR
1937–1954 1:2 Mordovian ASSR
1954–1990 1:2 Mordovian ASSR
1990–1995 1:2 Mordovian SSR (1990–1991)
Mordovia (1991–1995)
1995–2008 1:2 Mordovia
2008–Present 2:3 Mordovia

Other[edit]

Flag Years of use Ratio Description Notes
Unknown 2:3 Alternative Mordovian flag with an elongated solar symbol.
1:2 Ethnic flag of the Erzya people.
1:2 Ethnic flag of the Moksha people.

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