The flag of the Republic of Mordovia in Russia is a horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue. It is charged with a brown-red sun emblem in the center of the white strip. The emblem is divided into four parts, symbolizing the four Mordvin tribes. Its proportions are 1:2:1.
The flag was adopted on 20 May 2008. The proportions are 2:3.
Historical flags Flag Years of use Ratio Government Notes1930–19341:2Mordovian Autonomous Oblast1934–19371:2Mordovian ASSR1937–19541:2Mordovian ASSR1954–19901:2Mordovian ASSR 1990–19951:2Mordovian SSR (1990–1993)Mordovia (1993–1995)1995–20081:2Mordovia2008–Present2:3Mordovia
Other Flag Years of use Ratio Description Notes 2:3Alternative Mordovian flag with an elongated solar symbol.1990s–Present1:2Ethnic flag of the Erzya people.2010–Present1:2Ethnic flag of the Moksha people.
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See also Flag of the Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Auseklis Flag of Udmurtia
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