Flag of Armenia

Republic of Armenia
Armenian: Եռագույն
UseNational flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion1∶2
Adopted28 May 1918 (re-adopted on 24 August 1990)
DesignA horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and orange
Designed byStepan Malkhasyants
UsePresidential Standard
Proportion1:2
DesignA horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and orange, defaced with the presidential seal at its centre.

The national flag of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի դրոշ), also known as the tricolour (Armenian: Եռագույն, Yeṙaguyn), consists of three horizontal bands of equal width, red on the top, blue in the middle, and orange on the bottom.[1] The Armenian Supreme Soviet adopted the current flag on 24 August 1990. On 15 June 2006, the Law on the National Flag of Armenia, governing its usage, was passed by the National Assembly of Armenia.

Throughout history, there have been many variations of the Armenian flag. In ancient times, Armenian dynasties were represented by different symbolic animals displayed on their flags.[2] In the twentieth century, various Soviet flags represented the Armenian SSR.

The meanings of the colours are interpreted in many different ways. The red stands for the Armenian highlands, the Armenian people's continued struggle for survival, maintenance of the Christian faith and Armenia's independence and freedom, Blue is for the Armenian peaceful skies, and orange represents the nation's talent and hard-work.[3]

  1. ^ "State Symbols". www.mfa.am (in Amharic). Retrieved 30 January 2024. The national flag of the Republic of Armenia is a national emblem of the Republic of Armenia. The national flag of the Republic of Armenia is of three colors in stripes of the same width - red, blue, orange respectively from top to bottom. The Red emblematizes the Armenian Highland, the Armenian people's continued struggle for survival, maintenance of the Christian faith, Armenia's independence and freedom. The Blue emblematizes the will of the people of Armenia to live beneath peaceful skies. The Orange emblematizes the creative talent and hard-working nature of the people of Armenia.
  2. ^ "The Evolution of the Armenian Flag". Armenianheritage.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  3. ^ "General Information: section the Flag". Government of Republic of Armenia. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

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