The flag of Chukotka is a blue field charged with a white triangle at the hoist. At the center of the triangle is a roundel of the flag of Russia rimmed with a thick yellow border.
The blue is the national color of the Chukchi people. It also symbolizes the rivers within the autonomous okrug. The white symbolizes the ice and snow, which covers Chukotka for most of the year. The yellow symbolizes the sun, hope, and friendship.
Historical flags FlagDateUseDescription 1920–1922Far Eastern Republic 1994–1997Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Other flags
Administrative divisions +FlagDateUseDescription2008–presentFlag of Anadyrsky District2012–presentFlag of Chukotsky District2021–presentFlag of Iultinsky District2010–presentFlag of Providensky District
Cities FlagDateUseDescription2005–presentFlag of Anadyr2010–presentFlag of Lavrentiya
Misattributed flags FlagMisattributed UsageDate CreatedDescriptionFlag of the so-called "Free state of Chukotka"October 1921This misattributed flag is a horizontal tricolor, from top to bottom white, pure yellow (#f3e600), and moderate blue (#438dcc). The flag was designed in October 1921. A mobile history game used this flag to represent the native Chukchi people.Inaccurate flag report of “Free State of Chukotka”1990sThis flag was created in the 1990s as a hoax regarding the flag of the Free State of Chukotka. The design originated from a 1970s movie by cinematographers about the Russian Civil War in Siberia. They made a white, red, and blue flag. A vexillologist saw the movie and decided that white, red, and blue should be the flag of Chukotka.
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Flags of the World