Vexillological description
Paño de proporción 2:3 de plata (blanco), liso, con el escudo regional completo en el centro.
- Paño
- de plata, de dos caras.
- Escudo
- centrado, completo, con corona y ramas; su anchura es 2/5 del largo del paño.
Flag of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Bandera del óblast ruso de Nizhni Nóvgorod, regulada por ley regional en 2005.
The flag, in figures
Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.
- Proportions
- 2:33 wide for every 2 high. 989 flags in the catalogue share it.
- Properties
Normal flagFIAV symbol: the form of the flag.- Use
CivilFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.- Adopted
- 200528 de abril de 2005 · 21 years ago
- Colours
- White
- Red
- Yellow
- Blue
- Grey
- Coat of arms
- YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
Take a closer look
The colours it is made of.
White
Red
Yellow
Blue
Grey
How it is described
The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.
Descripción heráldica
En campo de plata, un ciervo de gules pasante, con cuernos de seis puntas y pezuñas de sable. Escudo timbrado con la corona histórica de Rusia y rodeado de hojas de roble de oro unidas por la cinta de San Andrés.
The colours of the arms
- Plata:
- white
- Gules:
- red
- Sable:
- black
- Oro:
- yellow
Blasón oficial (ley de la óblast de Nizhni Nóvgorod).
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.
How it came about
How it has changed
What it means
Fun facts
Localisation
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Credits
Flag image: Евгений Катышев, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain.
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