The flag of Tiraspol is the official flag of the city of
Tiraspol. Tiraspol is the capital of
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
, an unrecognized breakaway republic internationally recognized as part of
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
. The current flag was approved on 14 October 2002.
Description
The flag of the city of
Tiraspol is the official symbol of the capital of
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
. The flag is a rectangular panel with a width-to-length ratio of 2:3, red-green in color with a diagonal stripe of blue-blue color on a white background. The blue-blue stripe symbolizes the
Dniester
The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ...
river. The diagonal stripe is one-third the width of the flag.
The designer of the flag is A. V. Narolsky.
Symbolic meaning of colors
The colors of the flag have the following symbolic meanings:
* ''Red (scarlet)'' — confidence, energy, strength, courage, love of life.
* ''Green'' — hope, tenderness, softness, balance, growth.
* ''Blue — blue''- truth, truth, credibility, reliability.
* ''Gold (light yellow)''- openness, novelty, radiance, well-being.
* ''White'' — trust, purity.
See also
*
Anthem of Tiraspol
*
Coat of arms of Tiraspol
The coat of arms of Tiraspol is the official coat of arms of the city of Tiraspol. Tiraspol is the capital of Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway republic internationally recognized as part of Moldova. Since 2018, two coats of arms of the ci ...
References
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