List of flags of Moldova explained
The following is a list of flags of Moldova.
Governmental flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| ?–present | Border Guard Service flag | Ratio: 2:3 |
| 1997–present | Customs flag on land | Ratio: 2:3 |
| 1997–present | Customs ensign | Ratio: 2:3 |
| ?–present | Principal State Inspectorate for Technical Supervising of Dangerous Industrial Objects flag | Ratio: 2:3 |
| ?–present | | Ratio: 1:1 |
| ?–present | | Ratio: 1:1 |
| ?–present | | Ratio: 1:1 |
| ?–present | The Moldovan Department of Civil Defence | Ratio: 2:3 | |
Historical flags
- For flags of Moldova as part of Romania (southern 1856 - 1878; all 1918 - 1940 and 1941 - 1944) see List of flags of Romania.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| April 27, 1990 – August 27, 1991 | State flag of the Moldavian SSR, later known as SSR Moldova and Republic of Moldova. | Ratio: 1:2. |
| 1952 – April 27, 1990 | State flag of the Moldavian SSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
| | Reverse flag | All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side. |
| 1940–1952 | State flag of the Moldavian SSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
| 1938–1940 | State flag of the Moldavian ASSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
| 1937–1938 | State flag of the Moldavian ASSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
| 1925–1932 | | Ratio: 1:2. |
| 1917–1918 | | Blue, yellow, red horizontal tricolor, proportions: 1:1:1. Argent RM initials all over the flag. Ratio: 2:3. |
| 1917–1918 | | Blue, yellow, red horizontal tricolor, proportions: 1:1:1. Coat of arms in the middle of yellow and red stripes and the parliament's name on the blue stripe. Ratio: 2:3. |
| 1917–1918 | | Blue, yellow, red horizontal tricolor, proportions: 1:1:1. Coat of arms in the middle and country's name on the blue stripe. Ratio: 2:3. |
| 1856–1861 | | Ratio: 1:1. |
| 1834–1861 | | Ratio: 2:3. |
| 17th century | Banner of the Moldavian cavalry | |
| around 1601 | | |
| around 1500 | | |
| around 1500 | | |
| around 1574 | Flag of the Moldavian principality, described by Alexander Guagnini | |
| 1531 | Moldavian banner at the Battle of Obertyn | |
| 1467 | | |
| 14th–19th century | | Ratio: 2:3. | |
Municipal flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1998–present | | Ratio: 1:2 |
| ?–present | | |
| ?–present | | |
| 2003–present | | Ratio: 1:2 |
| ?–present | | |
| 2010–present | Cimișlia (flag) | Ratio: 2:3 |
| ?–present | | |
| ?–present | | |
| 1997–present | | Ratio: 1:2 |
| ?–present | | |
| ?–present | | Ratio: 2:3 |
| ?–present | | Ratio: 1:2 | |
Former national flag proposals
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| Proposed in 2010 | The Communist Party's proposed flag for Moldova. | |
| Proposed in 2017 | Igor Dodon's proposed flag for Moldova. | | |
Transnistria
Historical flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1925–1932 | Flag of the Moldavian ASSR[1] | Ratio: 1:2. |
| 1938–1940 | | Ratio: 1:2. |
| 1937–1938 | | Ratio: 1:2. |
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External links
- Moldova at Russian Centre of Vexillology and Heraldry
Notes and References
- Only 6 villages belonging to the Moldovan ASSR are not currently in Transnistria or Ukraine