Flag of Moldova

Country

Flag of Moldova uses vertical tricolour with the coat of arms. Ratio 1:2 and current adoption April 27, 1990.

Hoist Ratio 1:2 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Moldova
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Moldova
Identifier	MD / MDA
Region	Eastern Europe

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	April 27, 1990
First Documented Use	1990
Proportion	1:2
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, Yellow, Red, Brown
Construction	Vertical tricolour with the coat of arms

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue	#0046AE	0, 70, 174	100, 60, 0, 32
Yellow	#FFD200	255, 210, 0	0, 18, 100, 0
Red	#CC0000	204, 0, 0	0, 100, 100, 20
Brown	#A67C52	166, 124, 82	0, 25, 51, 35

Design and Symbolism

Blue	the sky.
Yellow	the wheat fields.
Red	the blood of the past.
Brown	the aurochs head.
Aurochs head	The historic emblem of Moldavia, with a star, rose and crescent.
Eagle with cross	The Roman heritage of the people, holding an olive branch and a sceptre.
Two-sided	One of the few flags whose reverse traditionally shows no emblem.

Proportions

Ratio	1:2
Hoist	1 units
Fly	2 units

About the Flag of Moldova

Vertical tricolour with the coat of arms The recorded proportion is 1:2. Within this library it is grouped with vertical tricolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Moldova is Blue (#0046AE), Yellow (#FFD200), Red (#CC0000) and Brown (#A67C52). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Aurochs head: The historic emblem of Moldavia, with a star, rose and crescent; Eagle with cross: The Roman heritage of the people, holding an olive branch and a sceptre; Two-sided: One of the few flags whose reverse traditionally shows no emblem.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1990. The adoption field for the present record is April 27, 1990.

Additional flag context

The coat of arms shows an aurochs head, an animal that has been extinct since the seventeenth century, with a star, rose and crescent around it.

Moldova's flag is close enough to Romania's that the arms are essential to telling them apart; Moldova's blue is darker and the proportions differ.

Since 2010 the arms have appeared on both sides of the flag rather than only the obverse, ending a long-standing ambiguity about the reverse.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Vertical tricolour with the coat of arms, a 1:2 proportion and the visible aurochs head. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Moldova — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of Moldova

Moldova is recorded as vertical tricolour with the coat of arms.
The reference proportion for the flag of Moldova is 1:2.
The stored palette for Moldova contains Blue, Yellow, Red and Brown.
The adoption field for this country flag record is April 27, 1990.
The design record traces first use to 1990.
Its construction is grouped with the vertical tricolour design family in this library.
Aurochs head: The historic emblem of Moldavia, with a star, rose and crescent.
Eagle with cross: The Roman heritage of the people, holding an olive branch and a sceptre.
The coat of arms shows an aurochs head, an animal that has been extinct since the seventeenth century, with a star, rose and crescent around it.
Moldova's flag is close enough to Romania's that the arms are essential to telling them apart; Moldova's blue is darker and the proportions differ.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Moldova

What does the flag of Moldova look like?

Vertical tricolour with the coat of arms, with a recorded proportion of 1:2.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Moldova?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 1:2.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Moldova?

The reference palette lists Blue #0046AE, Yellow #FFD200, Red #CC0000 and Brown #A67C52.

What do the symbols on the flag of Moldova represent?

Aurochs head — The historic emblem of Moldavia, with a star, rose and crescent. Eagle with cross — The Roman heritage of the people, holding an olive branch and a sceptre. Two-sided — One of the few flags whose reverse traditionally shows no emblem.

When was the present flag record for Moldova adopted?

The adoption field in this record is April 27, 1990.

Which design family does the flag of Moldova belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with vertical tricolour designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Moldova?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.