Flag of Mongolia

Mongolia

Name	Mongolian State Flag
Use	National flag
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	December 26, 1911 (version of Bogda Khaanate of Mongolia) January 12, 1992 (current version)
Design	Three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, and red. Centered on the hoist-side red band in yellow is the national emblem (the Soyombo symbol).

The Flag of Mongolia (Mongolian: Монгол улсын төрийн далбаа, State flag of Mongolia) consists of three equal bands, of alternating red, blue and red, with the soyombo national symbol^[1] centering the first red band in yellow. The central blue band is described as the eternal blue sky, while the side red bands represent the ability of Mongolia to thrive in its harsh environment. The soyombo is a columnar arrangement of abstract and geometric representations of fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and the Taijitu or (Yin-Yang) symbol. The current flag was adopted on February 12, 1992, after the transition of Mongolia to a democracy. It is similar to the flag of 1949, except for the removal of the socialist star on top of the Soyombo.

Historical flags [edit]

Flag of 1911 [edit]

"Many countries of the World have a flag. Thus Our Mongol country should have one."^[2]

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  Flag of the Bogda Khaanate of Mongolia (1911-1921)

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  Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921-1924)

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  Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1924-1940)

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  Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1940-1992)

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  Flag of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee

Colors [edit]

A new standard for the flag was approved in July 2011.^[3]

See also [edit]

• Coat of arms of Mongolia
• National Anthem of Mongolia

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Mongolia at Flags of the World