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Flag of Chuvashia

The flag of Chuvashia, a federal subject of Russia, is charged with a stylised tree of life, a symbol of rebirth, with the three suns, a traditional folk emblem in Chuvash art.

Flag of Chuvashia
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The flag, in figures

Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.

Proportions
5:88 wide for every 5 high. 9 flags in the catalogue share it.
Properties
Normal flagFIAV symbol: the form of the flag.
Use
CivilFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.
Adopted
199229 April 1992 · 34 years ago
Colours
  • Red
  • Yellow
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
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Take a closer look

  1. The yellow field

  2. 1

    The tree

  3. 2

    The three stars

  4. 3

    The red band

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

Paño de proporción 5:8, de oro (amarillo), con una faja de gules en la parte baja y un árbol estilizado rematado por tres estrellas.

Campo
de oro, con una faja ancha de gules (rojo) abajo, de una quinta parte de la altura.
Árbol
de gules, de tronco doble y ramas en espiral angulosa; el tronco se prolonga en una línea fina de gules que recorre el paño de lado a lado, justo sobre la faja.
Estrellas
tres, de ocho puntas, de gules y huecas, en lo alto del árbol.

What it carries

Each element and how many of the 1,390 flags in the catalogue carry it. In yellow, the rarest.

The full story

How it was born, how it has changed and what it means.

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How it has changed

What it means

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Test what you have read about the flag of Chuvasia.

  1. 1. Which one is the flag of Chuvasia?

  2. 2. Which of these elements appears on the flag?

  3. 3. In which year was the current flag adopted?

Sources

Text based on the article “Bandera de Chuvasia” from the Spanish Wikipedia, published under the licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources consulted:

  • Heraldry of the World

Credits

Flag image: Vichycombo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.

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