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Flag of Moldova

Thestate flagofMoldovais a verticaltricolorofblue,yellow,

andred, charged with thecoat of arms of Moldova(an eagle holding a shield charged with anaurochs) on the center

bar. The obverse is mirrored. The flag ratio is 1:2. Until further provisions, the State Flag of Moldova is used as the

national flag and ensign as well, that is, civil, state and war flag and ensign.

The blue, red, and yellow tricolor of Moldova is almost identical to theflag of Romania, reflecting the two

countries' national and cultural affinity. On Moldova's flag the yellow stripe is charged with the national arms. Like

the Romanian coat of arms, the Moldovan arms, adopted in 1990, features a dark golden eagle holding anOrthodox

Christiancross in its beak. Instead of a sword, the eagle is holding an olive branch, symbolizing peace. The blue and

red shield on the eagle's chest is charged with the traditional symbols of Moldova: anaurochs' head, flanked by a

rose at dexter and a crescent at senester, and having a star between its horns, all of gold. These two national flags are

also very similar to the flags ofChadandAndorra, which are all based on vertical stripes of blue, yellow, and red.

The State flag of the Republic of Moldova

The State flag of the Republic of Moldova is a tricolour. It is the official symbol of the Republic of Moldova. It

symbolizes the past, the present and the future of the Moldovan State, reflecting its democratic principles, the

traditions and history of Moldovan people, equal rights, friendship and solidarity amongst all the States citizens.

The State flag of the Republic of Moldova - the tricolour - represents a rectangular cloth formed of three equal

coloured parts. The colours are arranged vertically in the following order from the flagpole: blue, yellow, red. The

coat of arms is printed on the central yellow stripe of the tricolour. The proportion between the width of the coat of

arms and the length of the flag is 1:5; the proportion between the width and the length of flag is 1:2. The State coat

of arms of the Republic of Moldova

The coat of arms of the Republic of Moldova consists of a shield divided horizontally into two parts: the upper part

is red, and the lower part is blue with a superimposed auroch's head showing between its horns an eight-pointed star.

On its right the auroch's head is flanked by a five-petalled rose, and on its left by a slightly rotated crescent. Allheraldic elements present on the shield are of golden (yellow) colour. The shield is laid on the breast of a natural

eagle holding in its beak a golden cross, in its right claw a green olive-tree branch and in its left claw a golden

sceptre.

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