Flag of the Murmansk Oblast
Proportion2:3
AdoptedJuly 1, 2004
Design2 unequal strips of blue on top and red on bottom, with an aurora in the middle of blue strip
Designed byP. Abarin[1]

The Flag of the Murmansk Oblast of Russia consists of two horizontal bands of blue and red, the blue being four times wider than the red. Within the blue is a stylized yellow aurora, which takes up two fifths of the width of the flag.[1] The aurora represents the fact that the Murmansk Oblast is north of the Arctic Circle. The blue represents beauty and greatness, and the red represents courage and strength.[2] The flag is the winner of a design contest[1] which was officially adopted on July 1, 2004.[3]

Other flags

Flag Date Use Description
?–Present Flag of Severomorsk
1998–Present Flag of Zaozyorsk
?–1998
?–Present Flag of Vidyayevo
?–Present Flag of Apatity
?–Present Flag of Monchegorsk
?–Present Flag of Olenegorsk
?–Present Flag of Kovdorsky District
?–Present Flag of Kandalakshsky District
?–Present Flag of Pechengsky District
?–Present Flag of Tersky District

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Флаг Мурманской области | Геральдика.ру". geraldika.ru. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Символика". 2004-05-29. Archived from the original on 2004-05-29. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  3. ↑ About the coat of arms and the flag of the Murmansk region.
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