Flag of the Sakha Republic
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The flag of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (Yakut: Саха Өрөспүүбүлүкэтин былааҕа Saqa Öröspüübülüketin Bılaağa; Russian: Флаг Республики Саха (Якутия)), in the Russian Federation, is one of the official symbols of the Sakha Republic, alongside the coat of arms and the national anthem of the Sakha Republic. The flag has four horizontal stripes. From top to bottom, the stripes are light blue (3/4 of the flag's width), white (1/16), red (1/16), and green (1/8). The flag has been used officially as the flag of the Sakha Republic since 14 October 1992.[4] The light blue stripe is charged with a white disc in the center. The diameter of the disc is 2/5 of the flag's width.[5]
Proportion | 1:2[1] |
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Adopted | 14 October 1992[2] |
Design | Horizontal light blue, white, red and green stripes with a white circle on a blue stripe. |
Designed by | Danilova Lyudmila, Mikhail Starostin, and Ayina Zakharova[3] |
Proportion | 1:2 |
Adopted | 1978 |
Design | Variant of the Russian SFSR flag with "Yakutskaya ASSR" and "Sakha ASSR" written in the Russian and Yakut languages respectively below the hammer and sickle. |
Prior to 1992, the Sakha Republic existed as the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Prior to 1937, Yakut ASSR used a flag with a blue canton containing the depiction of the Aurora and the name of the ASSR. After 1937, the flag of the Yakut ASSR was identical to the flag of the Russian SFSR.