The flag of
Kalmykia
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consists of a yellow field with a sky blue circle in the center containing a lotus. The yellow stands for the
sun
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, the people and the religious faith of the nation. The blue represents the sky, eternity, and steadiness. The
lotus is a symbol of purity, spiritual rebirth and happiness. Its five upper petals represent the continents and the lower four stand for the quarters of the globe. Together, they symbolize the will of the
Kalmyks
The Kalmyks ( Kalmyk: Хальмгуд, ''Xaľmgud'', Mongolian: Халимагууд, ''Halimaguud''; russian: Калмыки, translit=Kalmyki, archaically anglicised as ''Calmucks'') are a Mongolic ethnic group living mainly in Russia, w ...
to live in friendship and to cooperate with all the nations of the world.
The first post soviet flag of Kalmykia (1992-1993) was adopted by law of 30 October 1992. (Source: Government of the Republic of Kalmykia)
Article 158: The National flag of the Republic of Kalmykia — Khalmg Tangch is a rectangular panel consisting of three horizontal stripes: the upper one is sky-blue, the middle one is golden-yellow and the lower one is scarlet. In the centre of the golden-yellow stripe, in a circle having a diameter equal to 1/4 of the flag width, is a sign in the form of flame of fire over the two wavy lines. The sign and the circumference are scarlet. The ratio of the width of the stripes of light blue and scarlet to the width of the golden-yellow stripe is 1:2. The ratio of the flag width to its length is 1:2.
Historical Flags
Flag of the Kalmyk Khanate.svg, 1630-1771
Flag of Kalmyk ASSR (1937—1938).svg, 1937-1938
Flag of Kalmyk ASSR (1938—1943).svg, 1938-1943
Flag of Kalmyk ASSR.svg, 1958-1992
Flag of Kalmykia (1992).svg, 1992-1993
See also
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Flag of Agin-Buryat Okrug
The flag of Agin-Buryat Okrug, in the Russian Federation, is a vertical tricolour of blue, yellow and white. The flag is charged with a yellow partial Soyombo symbol at the upper end of the blue band. The Soyombo is a cultural symbol of the Mon ...
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Flag of Buryatia
The flag of Buryatia, officially the State Flag of the Republic of Buryatia,; russian: Государственный флаг Республики Бурятия is one of the official symbols of the Republic of Buryatia, a federal subject of ...
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Flag of Mongolia
The national flag of Mongolia ( mn, Монгол улсын төрийн далбаа, Mongol ulsiin töriin dalbaa, ) is a vertical triband with a red stripe at each side and a blue stripe in the middle, with the Mongolian Soyombo symbol cent ...
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Flag of Tuva
The flag of Tuva, a republic in the Russian Federation, is a light blue field with a white-fimbriated pall of the same color bordering a yellow triangle on the hoist.
White symbolizes silver and virtue; additionally, it is common in Tuva for host ...
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Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug
The flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug, in the Russian Federation, is a blue field charged with a white '' argabar'' sun emblem within a golden disc. The disc is surrounded with four golden bezants at the cardinal positions. At the bottom of the fla ...
Flag
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Flags of the federal subjects of Russia
Kalmykia
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Flags introduced in 1993
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